Life at HSBC isn’t all about the 9 to 5. In fact, a huge part of our graduate programmes is all about getting involved in the wide variety of opportunities available part of the graduate community.
Whether it’s supporting the Alumni team by planning and delivering recruitment events at universities across the country, or organising networking and development events as part of the ET (Executive Trainee) Forum; there truly is an astonishing number of opportunities available.
In this post James, part of the new communications team on the blog, describes his latest fundraising efforts for the GCC (Graduate Communities Committee). Things are about to get muddy, cold and real tough… More...
In September 2011, a 46-strong HSBC team climbed Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro for charity, raising over £80,000 for Prince’s Trust and Kids Company. At 5,895m (19,341ft), Kilimanjaro is the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, and 34 members of the team made it all the way to Uhuru Peak at the top. Everyone had their own unique experience of the climb - Pascal, Executive Management Trainee, writes about his own.More...
Robert - Retail Management Trainee
I'm currently in my second of four placements, working as a Retail Branch Manager and this is probably one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in the entirety of HSBC! More...
Pascal – Executive Management Trainee
Since joining HSBC, there have been plenty of moments where I’ve asked myself: “how on earth did I get into this situation?”. One of those was during the final ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro with some fellow graduates, where people were dropping off with temporary blindness, swollen brains, and hallucinating under the influence of altitude sickness (boulders turning into dancing pigs?) 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...
Jenna - HTS Management Trainee
During my university years, I was unsure as to what I wanted to do upon graduation, pondering for some time over several organisations and roles. More...