GCIO Internship Review
at HSBC
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Sheffield
Review Submitted: August 2025
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.
Daily stand-ups, lots of networking, attending events, working on work projects and side-of-desk projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, was given side of desk projects and main tasks to complete during sprints
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?
Self Awareness
Collaboration
Analysis
Ownership
Learning Agility
Communication
Drive
Resilience
Relationship Management
Computational Thinking
SQL Programming
Python Programming
Java Programing
Collaboration
Analysis
Ownership
Learning Agility
Communication
Drive
Resilience
Relationship Management
Computational Thinking
SQL Programming
Python Programming
Java Programing
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?
Endless support provided, everybody was willing to help out and answer questions
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 friendly with the perfect balance of professionalism and a good atmosphere
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?
100% enjoyed it and would love to return if given the opportunity
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
Be yourself and have an growth mindset - embrace your differences as your differences are valued within the company
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
