Retail Banking Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Great insight into what a career in retail banking would look like with one of the leading banks

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was incredibly supportive and there was always a really good atmosphere between everyone in the branch

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My line manager was usually quite busy, but we had a plan of various tasks to complete during the internship and a project which kept me busy most of the time

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not as much as I would of liked

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Again, not as much as I would of liked. I was there for a short period of time and some customer facing roles required training which I didn't have time to complete, so what I could do was limited

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Teamwork and presentation skills have definitely improved

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • We were all quite young and got with each other really well so the atmosphere was always relaxed and fun

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • We had a plan of activities to do during the internship but were also given the flexibility to go further and get involved in what we thought was relevant for our development

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not much, we had a 2 day induction and then some e-learning but nothing special

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • HSBC has endless opportunities so definitely a great place to start a career. But definitely not in retail banking

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We had a couple of events throughout the internship where we all got together

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Not too bad, I stayed at my student accommodation for next year so didn't have to spend extra in accommodation

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's good during uni time, but during the summer was a bit dead

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We had a charity work day and had to organise a fundraising event between a few of the interns, plus I went out for a few drinks with my colleagues from the branch as well

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Retail Banking

South East

November 2014

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