Over the past month we have had some fantastic articles, covering many different aspects of this month's leadership theme. We have seen some genuinely honest, thought-provoking and, at points, inspiring articles. So as we come to the end of our leadership focus, we are taking this opportunity to look back over the past month’s articles and discover the secret to success when it comes to leadership...
Find your own way:
Our first article this month was truly thought-provoking and contained some great advice on improving your own leadership style (http://www.graduateblog.co.uk/post/2013/04/02/Leadership-from-a-Graduate-Point-of-View.aspx#continue). Dan offered three key ways to build your leadership effectiveness. Firstly, don’t be afraid to actively seek out positions of responsibility and opportunities to develop your leadership ability. Jess, a Retail Management Trainee, also stressed the importance of taking every possible opportunity to lead, developing your own leadership style and ‘becoming the best leader you can be’ (http://www.graduateblog.co.uk/post/2013/04/29/John-F-Kennedy-Martin-Luther-King-Richard-Branson-You.aspx#continue). More...
Jessica, a Retail MT, gives her best piece of advice for differentiating yourself at interview or assessment centre stage and drums home a key message from the Leadership theme – take every opportunity to take the lead!
Leaders can take many different forms, including those on the HSBC graduate scheme. A leader is described as someone who can get all to follow a common task for some common goals. So what can you do to be prepared for leadership within our schemes? More...
Employability is a truly global concept. Job markets are no longer restrained to one country; they are now global. Therefore, businesses now have the opportunity to attract the best talent from around the world. It is important to remember that we can learn a huge amount from how different countries view employability and indeed what these countries view as the best ways to make yourself more employable.
To help achieve this, the Graduate Blog has asked Susan to give us her views on employability from a Chinese perspective. Susan works within Global Banking and Markets for HSBC China, and has been with the bank for just over 3 years. For Susan, the key to making yourself more employable is all about ensuring you have got the right experience to get the job. If you want to make yourself more employable then you need to think: experience, experience, experience.
When I was asked to think of what advice I would like to share with you regarding improving your employability, I immediately thought of one thing: experience. For me there is simply no better way to make yourself more attractive to potential employers then by gaining useful experience. The easiest way to prove to an employer all the skills and talents that you hold is to show them that you have used these skills and talents to great benefit in a previous role. If you can show that you've been able to function effectively in a relevant previous role, then employers will be more confident in your abilities and more willing to offer you the job you want. The key thing to understand is that everyone applying for a job can say that they have the right skills for the job and they can say that their skills will make them successful. But if you have got good previous experience then you can prove that you have got the right skills for the job and you can prove that your skills and experience will make you successful. More...
Employability. It’s a word you are likely to hear on a daily basis during your time at university. But what is employability? What makes us more employable? How can you use your experience and skills to prove to an employer that you have the employability they are looking for?
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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 recently came across an article in City AM which I thought would be of use to everyone. The article is entitled “Understanding the headhunting game” and was written by Edward Wild. Mr Wild is the founder of Wild Search, a company that specialises in leadership and non-exec appointments, and whilst the majority of students shouldn’t expect to be headhunted the article certainly raises some interesting points. More...
I joined HSBC’s diversity Alumni Team immediately after the start of my first placement. I identified strongly with the ethos of the organisation having spent my university years following human right’s charities and developing an awareness of inequality throughout society. HSBC Graduate Diversity team has always worked closely with Visible Women and their Umbrella Organisation, Elevation Network. We aim to address gender, ethnic and disability representation discrepancies in the HSBC Graduate job market, ensuring that HSBC is a truly diverse Organisation. More...
I sat down this afternoon with the intention of writing a post based on a recent article featured on the BBC News website. The article in question highlights the regional variation in levels of adult education that has been uncovered by a recent study. To be perfectly honest the paragraph that grew on the page in front of me was rather dry and I thought it best not to subject you all to such a topic.
At this precise moment an e-mail from a friend and colleague based in New York City arrived in my inbox and drew my attention to a body known as the ET Forum. More...