Transformation Scrum Member at M&S Bank Review
at HSBC
Internship (1 Month+)
Retail Banking
Chester
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
In my placement I have been tasked with creating a Degreed Learning Plan for the scrum team and also creating an infographic to celebrate the successes of a project the grads did in my business area. I also attend scrum daily stand ups, sprint planning, retros and show and tells as part of an agile team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had to own my projects completely and had multiple opportunities to lead projects.
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?
Working virtually, resilience, agile mindset, working with ambiguity, stakeholder managment
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?
Daily check ins were really useful with my team and I had so many buddies from different areas there was more than enough 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?
Everyone in my team really knew each other and about what others got up to outside of work, taking this time is really important for me as I felt comfortable really quickly and could hit the ground running
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?
4/5
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?
I have loved my internship, would definitely recommend
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
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
Make the most of the opportunity it goes by so quickly, in terms of applying prepare as much as possible for each stage so you feel confident
