Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at HSBC
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at HSBC

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - 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.

- Help with writing credit papers
- Help with management information
-Attend team meetings
- Work with placement specific software
- Assist the team with ad hoc projects
- Complete specific learning courses

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was responsible for meeting deadlines, completing learning courses, helping the team with various tasks etc.

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?

Developed the following skills:
- Communication
- Confidence
- Commercial Awareness
- Financial Analysis

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?

A huge amount, exceeded all my expectations. I had support from my manager, everyone in the team, my on programme team manager, my grad buddy and anyone else I spoke to. I felt supported throughout the whole internship. Received a lot of guidance from everyone and the team went above and beyond to give support.

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
- Supportive
- Communicative
- A growth environment where progress was supported
Great culture and atmosphere, always felt supported, safe and cared for.

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?

10/10. I was able to learn so much, whenever I had a request regarding doing something, learning more I was supported and allowed to grow.
A ton of social opportunities and things to get involved.
Met and built an extensive network of people who all were super friendly and helpful.