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Business Financial Crime Risk Assistant Manager Review

at HSBC

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking, Finance, Retail Banking

Birmingham

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Same as in role description - overseeing operations and investigating flagged customers for business financial crime risk concerns.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Fair amount for an intern.
Full responsibility for projects (outside work) associated with values and commitments, responsibility for work-related FCR filing.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Skills learnt and/or developed -
(Due) Diligence, Excel, Critical Thinking, Analytics, Research, Presentation, Time Management, Hybrid Working, Flexibility, Accountability, Responsibility, Teamwork
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Fair amounts. Guidance and support are always there and available upon request. If anything, I knew where and whom to reach out.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Friendly, welcoming, cozy, inclusive, cooperative, healthy
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
To a great extent. It was a great combination of work, charity and diversity projects. My Team was amazing; and working together on projects was enjoyable and resultative.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
Be yourself and honest about your approaches.
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