James - HTS Management Trainee
It is a mild morning in what is meant to be leading towards a very cold winter and it is my day off work. The alarm sounds at 6am in my flat in Shropshire, I wake up the other half and we go and get the van which I’ve rented for the day More...
So we’ve just had this year’s Children in Need, raising money for fantastic causes such as grants and projects to help disadvantaged children. Every year this initiative contributes hugely to the lives of children across the UK. This year, it has so far raised over £26million; a fantastic achievement. Raising money for causes similar to this is a continuous deliverable for HSBC. You might be jumping out of a plane More...
I have always been a fan of attending careers fairs during my time at University. It is a great opportunity to meet people from different industries, weigh up which companies interest you and ask lots of questions! In addition, it’s a great environment to share tips with fellow students and get advice from recent recruits. With a bag in hand, a notebook in my pocket and copies of my CV in a folder (which are not accepted at careers fairs), I always had a clear strategy More...
I have to admit, the realisation that my university days were over and the thought of working for the next 40 years of my life, weren’t prospects that filled me with much excitement. That, combined with returning from four months in South America during my gap year, made it difficult to believe anything could be quite as fun! More...
First of all, how do we measure performance? Most, including myself, would usually base the decision on the numbers More...
Have you ever wondered what its like to work for one of the world’s largest financial services organisations? Or do you want to find out what we’re looking for during the graduate recruitment process? More...
So now in to week 4 in the office... and my life has completely changed; moving down the country to a new place, starting the new job, meeting so many new people, and overcoming the challenges of settling in to life with all these huge changes all coming at once. It has certainly had its ups and downs! More...
This is a post written by our colleague and previous author Richard shortly before he moved off of the Graduate Blog team. Please take a look at Richard's parting gifts! More...
Mark – Retail Management Trainee
So you’re probably reading this hoping to see whether or not the Retail Management scheme is for you…More...
Simon – HTS Management Trainee
I’ve always had an interest in boxing but gradually it has become my favourite sport. I don’t think you can appreciate it until you give at least some of the training a try. I was by no means the next Floyd Mayweather, but I reached a level that enabled me to appreciate the true athleticism and heart the sport requires. Coupled by meeting my friend Rob, the interest developed into a passion in my teenage years that encompasses all aspects of the sport. However, before I joined HSBC I was a Maths teacher at a Secondary School in Bristol. So rather than boring you with all the different weight categories and why most of my vocabulary is a direct rip-off from my idol Muhammad Ali, I thought I would culminate the teaching and the boxing; should boxing be banned in schools? More...