Off-Cycle Sales Intern Review

Item: Off-Cycle Sales Intern at HSBC
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at HSBC

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: July 2021

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Acted as an intermediary between clients and the firm, trying to balance client needs with the ability to generate revenue. On a day-to-day as I was an intern I was involved in a lot of data optimisation projects as we move towards a more digitial era.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was very grateful for the amount of responsibility I was given. I found as long as you were willing you could have a real impact on the firm.

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?

I learnt python while on the internship after I was challenged by one of my line managers to make a database he could use to understand client positions better.

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?

3/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I believe I received a more than adequate amount of support. Upon joining I was given a buddy and a mentor, not to mention everyone I interacted with was more than happy to help!

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?

I can only say good things about the culture of the firm. It felt as if everyone at the firm was part of one big family. This was stressed may I add - we were told time and time again that one of the key strengths of the firm is its people.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Overall, the placement was a great experience and in my eyes they get bonus points for providing such an inclusive environment while working from home due to the pandemic.