HSBC reviews

If you want to work for a behemoth organization and just be a face in the crowd then go for it. Before the financial crisis struck job security was fairly good, especially in IT where I worked so that could have been another reason lot of people, particularly in Vancouver, Canada remained stuck in their positions.

HSBC is a great place to start your career and get boots on the ground hands on experience especially as a Junior banker in the US. Teams are much leaner than at other larger bulge brackets which allows juniors to have more meaningful engagement with C-Suite clients and senior bankers/management. This also fosters a community where more or less everyone knows everyone at the NYC US HQ. Depending on the team you are on, deal experience can be quite positive where your overall flow can stack quite high with various middle market sized deals. HSBC is a global bank, so connectivity worldwide with clients/internal teams is basically a given. This can result in some pretty interesting/unique deals coming across the desk that you may not see at a comparable mid-sized US bank. Junior bankers have a great work life balance as well compared to other US banks. The culture is less about grinding resources to the bone and instead promotes in depth learning opportunities and growth across the bank. As a starting point and ending point for one's career, HSBC is a pretty great option with good benefits/lifestyle.