Wealth and Personal Banking Summer Intern Review

Item: Wealth and Personal Banking Summer Intern at HSBC
Rating: 4.3
Author: Anonymous

at HSBC

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Birmingham

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.3 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - 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.

My main project was to look into the HTB:ISA customer who have a low/zero balance, then to think of ways to encourage these customers to save more. I conducted research and had numerous call with different stakeholders

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Slightly. I have not been told whether the work I have done will actually be implemented when I leave the internship. I have also not had any interactions with customers as I have been in a back office role.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Networking skills have certainly been developed. I have also improved my presentation creation skills. I have also learnt a lot about well being and 'bringing your whole self to work'.

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?

4/5

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?

Lots, especially from my team. My managers are always open to helping me with any queries. Also, people outside of my team have seemed to be open to helping when needed.

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 positive and a slight surprise to be honest. I expected a role in Banking to be quite cold and serious, however everyone I have met has been very welcoming and generally up for a laugh when suitable.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

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?

I really enjoyed my placement and the team I was put in. The only thing slightly holding me back was the role I was placed in as I expected it to me more wealth related.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC

4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC

Try to stand out as much as possible and make the most of the opportunity, as then you will get the most out of it. Speak to as many people as possible as you can learn a lot from others experiences.

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