Digital Innovation Summer Internship Review
at HSBC
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Daily stand-up meeting, writing of code, planning an in-person kids event to entertain them with technology.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Moderately yes. Was tasked to write code but I could talk to my manager if I wasn't sure how to tackle the task. When planning for a kids event as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility project, I had a responsible task of writing a Risk Assessment and helping to ensure safeguarding compliance.
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?
Learned skills for Google Cloud Projects, Github and terraform (programming). Developed communication and presentation skills. Increased confidence to talk to people.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
I could approach my manager whenever I was unsure about how to do something. This was very helpful.
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?
Very open and friendly. It was not a toxic environment. Great to be part of.
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?
100% Most weeks were busy with rewarding tasks.
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 open to change and opening up a world of opportunity. Collaboration is an important value at HSBC.
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