Commercial Banking Summer Intern Review

Item: Commercial Banking Summer Intern at HSBC
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at HSBC

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking, Property Management

Birmingham

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

4.8/5 - 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.

- Analysing EPC ratings for all the properties in the bank's investment portfolio, contributing to reaching the net zero target
- Reviewing any companies that have recently entered into liquidation or administration and analyse any potential exposure to those businesses that the bank may have
- Attending relevant team meetings

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

From the very first day, I was assigned various projects that I had to complete within the given deadlines.

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 have improved or developed the following skills during my internship:
- time management
- teamwork
- effective communication
- resilience
- confidence
- building work relationships
- networking

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 have received a lot more support and guidance than I could have ever expected. Throughout the programme, the intern team and my Grad Coach have supported me and helped me with any problems. With regards to the placement, my manager has always helped and guided me all the way through the internship.

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?

The company culture focuses considerably on Diversity & Inclusion. This ranges from including people coming from different ethnicities to employees with an LGBTQ+ background to individuals belonging to different age groups.

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?

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?

I particularly enjoyed my internship as I had the chance to work with one of the biggest organisations in the world and I had the opportunity to meet many people, building meaningful relationships and learning about a new work environment.