HSBC Holdings Reviews

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – good exposure, dynamic environment and good offices.

Cons – Bad communications, too much focus on processing.

Advice to Senior Management – None

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Flexibility, great gym on level 5, great people

Cons – Political enviornment, too many contractors

Advice to Senior Management – Catch up at least fortnightly

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Global bank - stable - branches all over the wold - nice envoronment And best place to work apart from organisational structures

Cons – the organizational structure is not stable and changes quite fequently. plus salary package is not that great and no more .

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at HSBC Holdings

Pros – opportunities to work in a variety of areas

Cons – Lack of benefits and rewards

Advice to Senior Management – Poor remuneration, look after management and experienced people rather than letting juniors take on extra responsibility

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Facilities and the possibility to work in other countries

Cons – Politics has highest priotity and over rules common sense which will have significant impact on revenue
Management hinders information to reach CXO level which leads to decisions at CXO level taken are based upon incorrect information
IT Technology is 5 years behind

Advice to Senior Management – Understand that other banks are doing what we should have done years ago

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Truly global bank
Diversified across GBM, Retail and Corporate
Employees stay at the bank for life

Cons – Large banks means silos
Employees stay at the bank for life, rigid, not prepared to change despite obvious benefits

Advice to Senior Management – Drive accountability harder within IT

Former Employee – worked at HSBC Holdings

Pros – great office environment
good benefits (kind of)
innovative thinkers
well respected global brand
marketable to future employers
efforts towards global programs

Cons – awful management in HR
poor communication
lack of transparency
bad, not actually awful on boarding experience
poor pay
no recognition for delivery of work
expected to work incredibly long hours
old boys (and girls) club - not welcoming to new people

HSBC is an amazing brand, and externally it is seen as an amazing place to have on your resume, unfortunately in my experience is was entirely the opposite, the worst place I have ever worked for nearly every reason imaginable. The only plus is that there are some amazing people there, skilled, talented, and professional but sadly they aren't words i'd use for any of the management staff in the HR team.

Advice to Senior Management – Remove the old dead wood in your management layers, they have been there too long and are only interesting in padding their own desks and those of their mates.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Very global opportunities, supportive culture, comprehensive training program. Good platform for collaboration between different divisions. good internal mobility. nice people

Cons – Not very challenging. People might not be the most motivated, driven you have come across at other banks. however, everyone is very supportive of your progress.

Advice to Senior Management – One thing HSBC can do to attract more talented individuals is to put more effort in campus recruitment. Particularly, the global banking and market arm has a very strong internship program but is underpublicized on campus.

Former Employee – worked at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Great management team which identifies risks and opportunities as best as anyone else.
Excellent level of investment in facilities and training for employees.
Feedback on work is very good.

Cons – Interviews for very junior positions are with some very senior people which is not entirely advisable.
Growing to become a bigger Investment Bank and besides DCM does not really match with its competitors.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at HSBC Holdings

Pros – Good company, flexible working patterns

Cons – sometimes feel that you are not getting the full picture

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend