Penultimate year wealth and personal banking summer intern Review
at HSBC
Internship (1 Month+)
Retail Banking, Banking
Birmingham
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
I was working in the Life Insurance team. I had to learn all the different products the company offer and I worked in the proposition of new ideas in order to make the Life cover, income cover and critical illness cover products more inclusive and sustainable.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was entirely responsible for my own project. It has been an amazing opportunity to improve time management and project management. I had to personally reach out to the stakeholders and talk to them on a daily basis. I was also entirely responsible for a newsletter and I had a lot of opportunities to bring and implement fresh ideas.
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 developed a lot of personal and professional skills during my 8 weeks in HSBC. I was able to improve my networking skills through all the 1:1 and team meetings. I also improve my time management skills by organising my day to day tasks. I developed my presentation skills thanks to many feedbacks I received from my management each time I presented my researches.
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?
HSBC really put a lot of attention on your personal development. I had a lot of materials : articles, videos, LinkedIn courses, development sessions and weekly speeches from senior managers.
moreover, there are a lot of people to reach out to. the On Programme Manager which is a graduate that help you, the GradCoach but also the entire emerging talent team is always there to support you.
moreover, there are a lot of people to reach out to. the On Programme Manager which is a graduate that help you, the GradCoach but also the entire emerging talent team is always there to support you.
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?
HSBC is the company I dream to work in the future. All the values they have are perfectly align to mine, and during these weeks I deeply understood how much the bank is doing to create a positive work environment. They care about diversity and inclusion and respect of every culture and I think this is wonderful. Everyone is very nice and they are always ready to help you
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?
This has been the most insightful experience I have ever had in my life. This internship is a full immersion experience in developing yourself on a professional and on a personal point of view. The takeaways from this internship will remain with me for the rest of my life. To be honest, it has really overcome the expectations I had .
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
Be yourself from the first moment! HSBC will be able to value you, from day one to the end of the internship, with all the stakeholder you will interact you must remain yourself. HSBC is a bank made of people, so if you will be real they will appreciate it.
