HSBC Employee Reviews for Senior Account Executive

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Benefits were great. Income potential was great when economic conditions were favorable but due to banking debacle, income plummeted."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"No control over lead management. Office layout, air quality, heat & a/c were horrible at this location. It was better in Woodland Hills office, which was closed during multiple layoffs...before company was closed nationwide."

"This was similar to a bridge loan as a break from transportation"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"The structure and rigidness was different from working in transportation. Policy and compliance was very strict but adhered to from the field level up through management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes, be aggressive, assertive, and show an interest and willingness to the local branch manager and you should be able to advance your interview process."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Policies and decision were made at such a high corporate level that sometimes they could have taken more risk on educated or low risk opportunities that could have been very profitable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have a small percentage where the local manager had some wiggle room on loan or approval decisions."

"This was my first true job in the financial services industry and I learned a lot."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Great benefits and opportunity for advancement."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Aggressive sales tactics required and insurance products were required to be sold (pushed)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"N/A . I worked for the Beneficial Finance side of HSBC and they shut down in 2009."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"BE CONFIDENT ON WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE TABLE"

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"THEY WHERE A FAIR COMPANY TO WORK FOR"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"DEDICATION GO AND COMMITMENT GOES A LONG WAY"

"All US branches closed in subprime / prime mortgage lending."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Growth opportinity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for change on daily basis."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Branches closed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at older employees before new hires."

"Honest"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"I liked how your work was based on performance. In addition the base salary was large enough so you could survive an off month."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"I did not like how the current manager could control the leads that ultimately controlled my income. I was doing great with Jerad, but I believe my behavioral differences with Matt (based on a religious core set of values) caused him to favor other similiar people. So, ultimately Matt had the ability to force myself and others to not have sufficient sales to continue with our jobs. I feel that if Matt was not the manager, my employment and performance would be ongoing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stated in the previous comment. But take control of lead distribution away from the manager, and provide all account executives identical"

"A great stepping stone to get my feet wet in the financial industry."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"I loved working in a retail environment where I could build relationships with my clients."

"Hard job"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"I made a living!"

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"They did not always have the customer best interests at heart"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fix the model its broken"

"Good Bank to work"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Good bank to work, good training, good management."