HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,278 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,278 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews
4.0
Oct 17, 2010

short review on hsbc

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the company is environmentally conscious and contributes back to the society. There's also a growing presence and focus in Asia.

Cons

Typical banking culture. fast paced and hectic. sometimes the short term priorities seem to overwhelm long term goals.. overall still a good company though

3.0
Oct 17, 2010

Promising IB, maybe

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance big firm, lots to learn about good place to build your own network the flat structure

Cons

commercial bank oriented save bank oriented, less risk appetite slightly lack of efficiency average salary, not vey attractive HR is vey good

1.0
Oct 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good (recognizable) brand to have on your resume

Cons

Low morale, poor employee engagement, unsupportive/defensive co-workers, poor management talent, lots of big egos, many closed circles

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