Rating

7.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Commercial Officer, providing assistance in all things that the relationship manager needs, from lending to day to day queries.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Plenty of new skills, around banking and the conduct involved.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Very challenging, but rewarding.

    6/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by HSBC?
  • very valued, the team around me are very accepting and willing to teach me and talk to me about questions I ask them.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Has its road bumps, however should be expected due to it being the first of its kind.

    7/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Not much support, very self driven. see provider once per month.

    6/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • support is everywhere in the role, team are very good.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Could always do with more pay. Annoying how we didnt meet the bonus due to 6 days. However basic pay far exceeds the normal amount for an apprenticeship.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Due to HSBC being a market leader companies look for HSBC trained individuals, hence the opportunity is vast.

    9/10

  • 9. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • There is opportunity and a good grounding for a great career for the right individual.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to HSBC?
  • Make sure you start before the 1st of October to get that bonus. Aswell as work extremely hard always.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Finance

Central London & City

April 2015


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