business support manager Review

by HSBC

Rating

6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

variety of work from project management, event organisation, governance and strategy

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

i have learnt project management, orginsation, leadership skills, confidence

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

its good but long, the degree work isn't always relevant to any role i have done so hard to put into practice

6/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

very clear, defined dates from the start but felt like a lot of extra work in the last year which could have been spread throughout the years

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

a lot, although as we are the first cohort a lot of things have changed and are still unknown e.g what will happen when we role off the programme

6/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

a lot, as much as is needed

8/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

for me it hasn't none of it has really been relevant

4/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

lots of ERG's would be good if my cohort on the degree were given opportunities to have social events - we have only had 1 over 4 years whereas other cohorts get these a lot

4/10

9a. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

good place to work, good support and benefits

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to HSBC?

be yourself