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      HSBC

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      HSBC reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,282 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      68% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,282 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      28K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 19, 2009

      Great potential to grow your career if you start under the right management

      It project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are plenty of global opportunities at HSBC from the investment banking division to retail and private banking. HSBC are a cash-rich bank that is well positioned to take advantage of the current economic climate - they have taken substantial losses but have a diverse ebough portfolio to have coped well with the last few years. You will need to network hard but the rewards are there and there is a good medium for cross-functional communcations. Plenty of annual leave and flexible working options. The investment banking division is condusive to raising a family unlike many other large US investment banks.

      Cons

      old boys club in some area's - limited training and pro education opportunities

      1.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Dumb and dumber

      Senior vice-president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      HSBC's risk adverse conservative approach has put it ahead of all of the other banks. This was more luck than skill though. Here are a few pluses: - diverse and international, opportunities to move around - best balance sheet on the street - wide diversified client base - they like project managers, so if you are one, this is the place for you

      Cons

      - Hard to get anything done. - Meetings, committees, politics - General lack of work ethic - Generally Lower-tier people as compared to investment banks - Chaos reins, constant change with little follow-through - Primitive models and technology

      3.0
      Nov 3, 2008

      Strong Company - but Very Corporate

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and large, secure company - even in hard economic times

      Cons

      Being led by a Senior Management Group not used to how US employees are driven to succeed, they implement global standards that demotivate employees to do more than the "status quo", as opposed to letting us drive ourselves to succceed.

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