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      HSBC

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      HSBC reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,255 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 28,255 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
      Dec 15, 2008

      HSBC, still positioned for growth

      Senior marketing analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits package, good work life balance (although it depends on your manager) and great facilities. Work from home remote capabilities as well. Had good advancement opportunities, was able to lead projects and teams relatively early in my professional career. Made a few income jumps, but had to be patient.

      Cons

      Took a while to get into a decent salary range. Hit hard by the financial services meltdown, but since they got out of mortgage they have a stronger future. Was laid off from the mortgage division, but was able to get a great severance package.

      3.0
      Dec 2, 2008

      At HSBC, continuous change is the name of the game and if you want to suceed at HSBC, learn to play the HSBC game.

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International presence provides for mobility for those who seek challenges worldwide. Large corporate culture. They are a well capitalized company that will survive the current economic climate. HSBC looks down the road and plans for long term growth - not short term profits for the stock price.

      Cons

      Large Corporate culture. Continuous change is the name of the game at HSBC. An individual might spend 5 years in a position & are ready for the next level when their manager leaves. Unfortunately, at HSBC, international managers can be brought in. The mobility at HSBC has an up and down side. Evolving but does not deliver on " Best Place To Work". Some policies are not thoroughly vetted and are somewhat impractical in the real world - " Clean Desk"

      3.0
      Oct 25, 2008

      This place is alright..a good place to start your career

      Senior credit risk analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The number one reason for me is the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people. As you work with your colleague you'll get to know more about them and in turns get to embrace their backgroup. Also, depends on the job role you might get the opporutunity to work in many cross-functional projects, which allows you learn about what others are doing and it might even give you an opportunity to trasfer down the road and learn new skills set. The company is also big on gender inequality and they have a pretty good (3 months) maternity leave policy.

      Cons

      While HSBC is a strong international bank, its reputation in North America is pretty weak, especially on the West Coast . A lot of people still remember that HSBC was once the troubled Household bank and they want no part of it. Career advancement is pretty standard but it probably will help if you know your senior management pretty well. Once you become a manager though it's pretty hard to move up unless you are willing to pull extra 15-20 hours a week. Sometimes the perception is that those who worked (or forced to work) are the ones deem to be the better workers (which is not always true!)

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