HSBC

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, not just those who’ve studied finance-related degrees, or those who have knowledge of banking.

It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. We're looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to our teams. We’ll help you learn everything else.

For: Penultimate year students
Duration: 10 weeks
Areas: Wealth and Personal Banking
Applications open: 27 August 2024
Applications close: 31 October 2024
Start date: June 2025 onwards
Location: Hong Kong

What You’ll Do

Your HSBC journey will be built upon - and thrive with - your skills.

We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.

Over the course of eight to ten weeks, you’ll get to:

• Work with the various Head Office teams in our Wealth Management, Personal Banking, and Insurance businesses, including the Chief Operating Office, Digital Transformation, Product Development and Strategy
• Contribute to projects that develop and improve our offerings across cards, mortgages and lending, or help create a more personalised banking experience using digital and data
• Upon successful completion of your internship, you could have the opportunity to join our graduate programme the following year

What You’ll Learn

We’ll help you develop the technical skills most relevant to your role. We’ll also provide plenty of opportunities to advance your non-technical skills, like relationship management and collaboration, that will help you move your career forward successfully.

During your time on the programme, you’ll:

• Benefit from a mix of on-the-job learning and courses offered through LinkedIn Learning, Fit for Banking modules and development pathways on Degreed
• Enjoy many networking and learning opportunities, with speaker panels, insight sessions and lunch and learns that explain key business areas and the career paths they offer
• Have plenty of other opportunities to develop your skills, and people to support you along the way, ensuring that you're well prepared for the future

Read more about the support you’ll get at https://www.hsbc.com/careers/students-and-graduates/student-and-graduate-development.

Requirements

• Available to work full time for 10 weeks commencing June 2025
• Must graduate between December 2025 and June 2026
• Obtained, or expected to achieve, a 3.2/4.0 cumulative GPA or equivalent 2.1 Degree from a recognised University (as appears on your official University Transcript or Degree Certificate)
• Fluent in English. Mandarin and/or Cantonese advantageous but not essential
• Legally permitted to work in Hong Kong 

Please note that you can only make one application each recruitment cycle. Candidates should make an informed decision before applying by reviewing the different business areas and location sections at https://www.hsbc.com/earlycareers.   

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we recruit on a rolling basis and may close applications before the advertised date if all vacancies are filled.