After 2 years on the HSBC graduate programme and a year in the Bank afterwards, there are next to no opportunities - Associate Project Manager HSBC Employee Review

2.0
Feb 18, 2014
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Pros

The other graduates on the programme are friendly and supportive

Cons

Limited opportunities for career development, limited scope for new challenges, below market compensation for a role when you are promoted to it internally rather than externally. Once you have completed the graduate programme and secured your first management position, the career development opportunites dry up.

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Cons

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