Work Experience Attendee Review

In the work experience, we had to attend webinars and learn from employees at HSBC. They gave us lessons about branding and talked about the different departments at HSBC and helped us with interviews. We did a variety of tasks including presentations and got to ask questions about the job.

I learnt about procurement and mainly how to progress in life. They taught us stuff like branding, the STAR interview technique and CV writing. I learnt about how you’s spot if there was any suspicious robbery though bank statements and what is needed to progress and the trend regarding degree apprenticeships.

I really enjoyed the work experience, it was very fun and interactive, they had a really fun task regarding us guessing a 50 word statement and we got to do presentations and meet new people. I got to learn a lot about how to progress in life and the people were really friendly and supportive.

I’d say it was organised, it was mapped out and detailed with the plans and what time everything is. Sometimes, the programs did overrun but everything was planned out nicely and we was given all necessary information in advance which was really beneficial. Overall, I’d say it was pretty organised.

I learnt a lot, they had people from all different departments and really emphasised equality and diversity. HSBC is very accepting of other diversities and culture and we was able to ask questions about how they got employed and the inclusion of the company. HSBC has many projects to promote diversity also.

I believe HSBC really helped me with my future career paths as I was engaged in the procurement and Human Resources. Also, they told us about degree apprenticeships at HSBC and how they are more of the current employment trends then universities as they help the employee and HSBC diverse range of degree apprenticeship.

No, HSBC doesn’t pay or reimburse expenses regarding work experience, the programme is more for information and since it was virtual there weren’t any extra travel expenses either. I believe they don’t pay since we didn’t do any tasks to benefit the company and it was more just us learning about the company.

There were many opportunities for networking and meeting other employees. When a department at HSBC was presented it usually involved meeting employees within the department at the end of each presentation, there was an opportunity to ask questions and really learn about the concepts and ideas regarding HSBC and how to get ahead.

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Overall, I enjoyed the work experience. HSBC is so friendly and supportive and they really care about the equality and diversity of candidates. It’s really informative and they have loads of fun, interactive tasks to do that will help build and develop you as an individual and push you out of your comfort zone.

Definitely try apply as soon as you can and spend as much time as you can on your application. Be honest during the stages of employment and during interviews try follow the STAR interview technique, be proactive and research HSBC values and learn more about what they strive to achieve.