HSBC, a great place for a summer internship and the possibility of a future career.
Pros
Exposure to multiple managers and leaders through the business allowed me to learn from all types of leadership styles. Great experience in the workplace and in my profession. Since graduating from college I have taken many things I learned while interning at HSBC and applied them to my new career. Great pay for a summer job. Made great friends and continue to interact with my network at HSBC.
Cons
I worked for two years as an intern. There was quite a difference between 2005 and 2006. The bank began extremely tight with money and cut all possibilities for overtime, which as a college student I relied on for tuition. During the second I year I worked for the bank, my "supervisor" placed me in a room with all contractors and then I only saw him again maybe twice the rest of the summer. I essentially became one of the contractors for the bank. I would have preferred to be exposed to bank leaders and employees rather than the small break/fix problems the contractors were tasked with.
