Gladwin recently completed the HSBC Bermuda Graduate Development Programme, with a focus on Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Here he tells us about his international placement in the Cayman Islands…
1. Where are you currently based, what is your role and how long have you been there?
From July – Nov 2012 I completed a 3-month short-term attachment in the HSBC Bank Cayman office. I was a business analyst for the Retail Banking Wealth Management (RBWM) department and also the project lead for the introduction of Structured Products to HSBC Cayman. More...

Aikez – an Operations Leadership Trainee – tells us about his time in the Philippines… More...

This week we hear from Vihar, an Operations Leadership Trainee working in Dubai… More...
Executive Trainee Jack gives us a taste of life in Miami…
1. Where are you currently based, what is your role and how long have you been there?
Since September 2012 I have been based in the Large Corporate Banking office in Miami, USA. My primary role is that of a Business Support Specialist, taking on a mixture of ad-hoc projects (such as audit preparation) and customer facing work. More...
This week Kristina - also an Executive Trainee - tells us about her experience so far in Hong Kong…
1. Where are you currently based, what is your role and how long have you been there?
I’m based in Hong Kong as an Associate in Global Commercial Banking in the Corporate segment.
I have been working for the Global Head of Corporate for 3 months now.More...
This week we hear from an Executive Management Trainee - Neil - about his third placement in New York…
1. Where are you currently based, what is your role and how long have you been there?
New York, New York, Fifth Avenue Offices.
I am currently assigned to the Asset Based Lending, underwriting team as an analyst. The analyst role is essentially helping to grow our ABL book in North America - purely without the up-keep of relationship management of clients. I am very new to the role, having been here less than a month. More...
It’s just hit the end of my first month on the HTS Graduate Scheme and it seems like the perfect opportunity to offer some reflection and share the experience. It’s been a whirlwind; I’ve spent time in Northampton, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool and Manchester learning vast amounts about the bank and myself in the process. More...
I never thought that I would experience one of the best months of my life three months into joining the Executive Management (ET) scheme at HSBC. I was fortunate enough to attend the Group Graduate Development Programme (GGDP), a four week programme, which saw 83 graduates from 20 countries travel across the UK together for what proved a most memorable and fulfilling experience. More...
Waiting for an important phone call is perhaps one of the most agonising things in life. And that wait was no different.
It was on a cold, but otherwise nondescript day in March 2010 that I found myself encountering the nerve-wracking and seemingly endless wait for a phone call.
From HSBC recruitment.More...