HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,360 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,360 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews
3.0
Sep 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A major brand name to work with in India. Overtime one can shift to other HSBC group companies as well.

Cons

Poor leadership culture specially in city of Kolkatta. High level of attrition with average pay scales and poor quality of work.

3.0
Sep 4, 2011

Feels like the very big bank that it is.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Conservatism is rewarded during uncertain times.

Cons

Stifling bureaucracy and checkers checking the checkers.

3.0
Aug 31, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Professionalism - Good Customer Service - Ample training for staff - career advancement - Good brand name - Aggressive

Cons

- Hard to maintain work-life balance - Trade off between rapid growth and customer satisfaction - Not much of financial training

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