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: 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...
You have so much to think about when you’re coming to the end of your university years; what do you enjoy doing? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Who do you want to work for? Will I get myself a good job after uni? The unknown can be an unnerving experience, and we at the blog are here to help support you in your path to securing your graduate contract with the bank! More...
I would have never envisaged that working for such an illustrious, global organisation such as HSBC would have entailed such fun activities taking place in the work office. There is a slight misconception that working at HSBC on a graduate scheme means ‘work work work’ and don’t get me wrong; no success comes without hard work. More...
So now in to week 4 in the office... and my life has completely changed; moving down the country to a new place, starting the new job, meeting so many new people, and overcoming the challenges of settling in to life with all these huge changes all coming at once. It has certainly had its ups and downs! More...