The Transition From Graduate Programme to First Appointment
By Pascal, Analyst in Wholesale Credit and Market Risk, Former Executive Management Trainee
The Executive Management Trainee (‘ET’) graduate programme is a generalist introduction to multiple areas of business within HSBC’s UK subsidiary, with the opportunity to travel abroad or fulfil functions in the parent holding company. It’s 23 months since I joined HSBC Bank plc as an Executive Management Trainee, and three months since I graduated from the programme and into my first appointment. I contributed to a lot of areas of the graduate community – including this graduate blog – during my time on the graduate programme. More...
Since joining the Operational Leadership scheme in September it is clear there is a lot of value in seeking out and embracing opportunities within the bank, something I have expressed elsewhere on the grad blog; in this blog though I want to share 3 challenges new graduates face and how we can make the most of them. This will hopefully provide some useful insight and a flavour of grad life at HSBC!More...
Many graduates are able to secure a placement oversees during their time on their respective graduate programmes.
The next few articles will be written by a number of graduates who are currently working abroad on placements, to give insight as to what kind of opportunities are available to HSBC graduates. The writers will share their experiences of their international placements along with the highlights and the challenges they have faced whilst working internationally...
If you are filling out your very first application to a graduate programme you are probably going to have it rejected. You may believe that you are perfect for the advertised role and hence you might have pored over your responses to the questions for hours trying to get the responses just right. But you will still probably face rejection.
Rest assured that this is no reflection on your ability to function in a business environment or your qualifications. It is simply the case that the majority of candidates will fall at several hurdles before receiving that all important offer letter. More...
Brad tells us about his experience on the 4 week GGDP (Group Graduate Development Programme) and updates us on his Premier Onboarding placement.
Working in Canary Wharf (or anywhere in London for that matter) the Olympic spirit has been incredibly infectious. You could feel it all around you over the past few months, something big was happening, people were even smiling and talking on the underground! Now how often do you see that?! More...
Find out how our intern Kimberly is getting on...
Check out our summer Intern Chloe's third blog video and find out what she's been getting up to in the past week...
Chloe sends us an update 3 weeks in to her internship. Watch her most recent video blog to find out what she's been getting up to and the projects she's been involved in...
Kimberly gives us an update from her induction day. She's learnt a lot about HSBC's values and is now looking forward to making an impact in her branch placement. Check back here to see how her first few days go!