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    HSBC Holdings Reviews

    Updated 23 February 2019
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    HSBC Holdings Group Chief Executive John Flint
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    1. "Business Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Business Analyst in London, England
      Current Employee - Business Analyst in London, England

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great people
      Good work life balance

      Cons

      Nothing to say . All good !

    2. "Amazing opportunities"

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      Current Employee - Universal Banker in London, England
      Current Employee - Universal Banker in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      They want you to succeed. Opportunities are available.

      Cons

      N/A. This is a great place to work.

      Advice to Management

      n/A

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    3. "Associate director"

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

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

      Pros

      A Good work life balance

      Cons

      Disparity of pay and no clear transparency

      Advice to Management

      Transparency over gender disparity and median salary

    4. "Ok"

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      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in London, England
      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in London, England

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

      Pros

      Good team work well when not micromanaged

      Cons

      Salary not as competitive as others

    5. "Pension benefits are great"

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      Former Employee - Customer Advocate in Edinburgh, Scotland
      Former Employee - Customer Advocate in Edinburgh, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

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

      Pros

      The hours suited me fine, and once you left the office for the day, that was that. Overtime at double pay was offered as well, and the pension provision was excellent.

      Cons

      The work was monotonous, which suited some people but did not suit me overall.

    6. "Good place to be"

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

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      good worklife balance when compared to peers

      Cons

      Can be stresfull, “everything is urgent”

    7. "Training is good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good training, vibrant pleace to work.

      Cons

      Front of house has sparse opportunity for progression, pay is awful for front of house

    8. Helpful (1)

      "HSBC"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Large group, wide variety of roles and transfer opportunities

      Cons

      so slow
      too much office politics
      no banking benefits for employees
      clueless about diversity

      Advice to Management

      spend a bit ore time get to actually know and mentor your staff

    9. "Middle Office VP"

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

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

      Pros

      Diverse Culture allows you to interact with many different ways of working.

      Cons

      Difficult to get any decision made

      Advice to Management

      Better man management.

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Depends on the department"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Project Manager in Birmingham, England

      I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      -Shared Values
      -Good training
      -Potential to move around
      -Potential for progression

      Cons

      -Some toxic old school managers are allowed to persist in the business unchallenged, particularly in branch and operational areas such as Payments
      -You are at the mercy of your Line Manager
      -HR is ineffective

      Advice to Management

      -You will end up with more and more employment tribunals if you don’t open your eyes and challenge old school managers. Don’t just leave them in the business because they get the job done.