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    HSBC Holdings Reviews

    Updated 22 October 2018
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    HSBC Holdings Group Chief Executive John Flint
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    1. "Executive Director at HSBC GBM"

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      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Great company to work for

      Cons

      Highly political, large and fragmented

    2. "Project Lead"

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      Current Employee - Project Lead in London, England
      Current Employee - Project Lead in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Excellent place to work and career development

      Cons

      Subject to many regulations where the bank has its branch or subsidiaries operating.

      Advice to Management

      Process standardisation

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    3. "Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Culture, working environment, trainings, mentoring, work life balance

      Cons

      Pay, progression, hiring process, senior management

    4. "Good Place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Team environment and office was nice

      Cons

      Team environment was made by managers

    5. "Investment Associate"

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      Former Employee - Investment Banking Associate in London, England
      Former Employee - Investment Banking Associate in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Large company and benefits. Opportunities for training and growth.

      Cons

      Need to be assertive in salary negotiations.

    6. "Customer Service Representative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      There were many opportunities for growth.

      Cons

      Too many responsibilities for CSRs as compared to other companies.

    7. "Overall very positive experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great people, the managers in particular were very approachable and understanding.
      Good benefits.
      Building was well looked after.

      Cons

      The department itself was very unorganized and procedures were poorly thought through.

    8. "CDD Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Laid back and professional environment - would highly recommend.

      Cons

      Pay was very low compared to other firms.

      Advice to Management

      Pay higher wages to retain staff

    9. "Good company with good benefits"

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      Current Employee - Relationship Support Officer
      Current Employee - Relationship Support Officer
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great team who are keen on supporting and developing your skills. My coworkers are very happy to help and guide me.

      Cons

      Although a modern take on working is trying to be taken, i.e. flexible working and working from home, this completely depends on your own management within the centre you work for. My management seem less willing/trusting of working from home.

    10. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Environment, culture, senior management, balance

      Cons

      Career progression, salary, competition, colleagues

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