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HSBC

Spring Insight Week Review

at HSBC

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: April 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Experience
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Insight was incredible, did what the name suggested and gave incredible insight.
I learned of new roles which i now want to pursue that i had no idea of before, and changed my mind about other fields that i thought i wanted to do, generally a wonderful experience.
We were all also taken care of with plenty of wonderful food and drinks.
Everybody was very welcoming and genuinely a pleasure to talk to or ask questions.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Enlihtening
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Gained Global Banking (Investment Banking and Corporate Banking) and Global Markets (sales and trading mainly) knowledge
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Incredibly friendly and welcoming, open to questions and willing to give any and all advice.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Completely, learned so much and gained so much knowledge in such a pleasant way.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
5/5
Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
Ask any and all questions, there are no silly question!
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