By Pascal, Executive Management Trainee since January 2011
When people meet Executive Trainees (or “ETs”), they aren’t always sure what to expect. Does the name mean we’re from outer space? Do we get special training in how to smoke cigars, wear pin-stripe suits and stroke white cats while spinning in an office chair?
The answer is, fortunately, none of the above. The ET programme provides a generalist experience over 2 years with a series of 6-month placements. This allows a graduate to form an overview of HSBC’s multiple business lines. The long-term idea is to produce senior managers with strong experience across different areas of the bank. The ET programme offers unique opportunities, including potential placements abroad in cities such as New York and Hong Kong, and the option of secondment to the Group offices. More...
Name: James
Intake: September 2011
Overview:
The Commercial Management programme focuses on the hugely varied small to medium sized enterprises that bank with HSBC. The programme is well structured to give trainees a fantastic introduction to Commercial Banking, with a series of placements that will support and challenge them throughout the scheme. More...
Name: Emily
Overview:
The HSBC Retail Management graduate scheme involves 4 different placements over the 2 years. As a Retail Management Trainee you are initially placed in one specific region and your placements will be in this same region throughout the scheme. The placements will mainly be branch based. More...
Name: Tom
Intake: September 2011
Overview:
HTS (HSBC Technology and Services) is a huge component of the bank. It’s what would normally be considered operations, touching on all areas of the business and ensuring that HSBC runs smoothly. The word technology implies a strong emphasis on IT, but that’s just one part of HTS, you don’t have to be a computer expert! More...
Name: Helen
Intake: September 2011
Overview:
Corporate management is one of two streams that falls within the Commercial Management Graduate programme, focussing on HSBC’s largest business customers.
As the HSBC Graduate website states, the programme involves two placements over two years; 15 months in your first placement in a Corporate Banking Centre based in the UK, followed by a second placement within an International Product business area such as trade services or payments and cash management to name just two functions which work closely within the corporate sector. The aim is that you will become a Corporate Analyst within a Corporate Banking Centre after completing the training programme. More...