HSBC Employee Reviews for Assistant Vice President

"If your get in with the right crowd, you get opportunity and camraderie."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Global. Diverse workforce. Beautiful offices. Excellent community and ecological reputation."

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

"Ask what FTE approval they have for the department. 6 weeks after joining them they restructured and I was given a new assignment, that happened on a regular basis the entire time I was on the team. Many clients were dissatisfied because their assigned support teams kept changing."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Cliques. If you feel that high school was the best time of your life, this is probably an excellent place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop playing favorites and spread the specialty projects to a wide cross-section of people, so you can find out who are your real geniuses."

"In my 14 years with the Firm, I learned so much about being a solid leader of staff."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"This company was an aggressive performer which also motivated me to be the best I could be."

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

"Be honest and truthful about their backgrounds."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"The major decision-makers were too sales motivated which placed the Firm in a major regulatory matter which had a negative impact."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be better listeners to mid-level management."

"I was extremely happy working for HSBC"

"Former ER - Worked w/in Consumer Mortgage Lending Division - US ops closed in 2008"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"opportunity to work as Regional Generalist -- indirectly supervised 5 Sr. HR Managers"

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Did alot of investigational work/workforce Planning -- enjoyed however not much opportunity for Training"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"none = division offshored to UK in 2008"

"Flexible"

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"Career opportunties within the company and flexible schedule."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"The communication from upper management to the people in te field."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the people in the field abreast of all business aspects...good or bad."

"It was a great place to work and I am very sorry they shut down in the US."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"The benefits"

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

"Be brief and honest"

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"Nights"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Practice open communication."