HSBC Recruiting
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on 1/11/13 at 1:51pm
Hey everyone,
Can anyone shed some light on HSBC's recruiting? From what schools they recruit at, departments they recruit for (IBD, and PB would be my top choices.), pay, respect on the street, deal flow, etc.
Seems like a sketchy place, but massively interesting.
Any info would be much appreciated.







Also interested. Do they
Also interested. Do they recruit IB in the states? I am under the strange impression that they don't.
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From their site, I can see they DO recruit in the US, but there is no specific mention of investment banking.
I have relatives in Latin America who have told me they recruit for IBD specifically in Mexico City, Sao Paolo, Rio, and Buenos Aires. But I would appreciate confirmation on this.
Would be MORE than willing to do IBD in Latin America, as I am fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.
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They have IB in the US-
They have IB in the US- process is over I believe.
Black Jack: They have IB in
They have IB in the US- process is over I believe.
What schools do they look at?
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They have IB in the US. I
They have IB in the US. I think our school has OCR? not sure about that, but I def applied. Either way their IBD team is pretty small...with a limited # of spots. I think pretty big LevFin team though
MinneBanker- What school
MinneBanker- What school would that be?
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They have IB in the US- process is over I believe.
What schools do they look at?
Unsure- I was sent a generic rejection back in earlyish December after applying online
Can't disclose school sorry
Can't disclose school sorry haha...trying to remain anonymous here. But I think they recruit at a few target schools
*edit: by target I mean schools they target. not necc. HYP etc. Although they probably do HYP also? I go to a semi-target
Thanks MB
Thanks MB
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They def recruit at Columbia
They def recruit at Columbia and Penn (IBD, S&T, Research). Cornell too I think. I met someone in S&T from Boston University so possibly there too.
Yes, HSBC does recruit for
Yes, HSBC does recruit for its NYC office. There's OCR at some decent but not amazing schools (BU, Indiana, etc.), but they do take people who just apply online. With that being said, based on my experience, there's some divisions that are great, and some that really, really suck. PB wouldn't be bad- catering likely towards wealthy international/expat types, they do a good business, shady dealings aside. LevFin has active deal flow, and a great group of guys. IBD is a bloody joke. No deal flow, pretty incompetent senior bankers, and a lot of people (the smart ones at least) have jumped ship...those who stay are there just to say they are investment bankers. The culture is pretty weak, long hours, with the senior guys dropping pitches going nowhere on analysts who justify their existence solely on the fact that HSBC pays street...Mind you, a deal comes through now and again, but it all in all seems pretty sleepy...LatAm team does a little better, but most of their work is a collaborative effort with Central and South American offices. Other divisions seem to have good cultures, very smart people but if its IBD you're after, especially not LatAm IBD...I'd say keep it very much a last resort. Hope that helps...
Thanks Macaco, very
Thanks Macaco, very informative.
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MacacoMundial: Yes, HSBC does
Yes, HSBC does recruit for its NYC office. There's OCR at some decent but not amazing schools (BU, Indiana, etc.), but they do take people who just apply online. With that being said, based on my experience, there's some divisions that are great, and some that really, really suck. PB wouldn't be bad- catering likely towards wealthy international/expat types, they do a good business, shady dealings aside. LevFin has active deal flow, and a great group of guys. IBD is a bloody joke. No deal flow, pretty incompetent senior bankers, and a lot of people (the smart ones at least) have jumped ship...those who stay are there just to say they are investment bankers. The culture is pretty weak, long hours, with the senior guys dropping pitches going nowhere on analysts who justify their existence solely on the fact that HSBC pays street...Mind you, a deal comes through now and again, but it all in all seems pretty sleepy...LatAm team does a little better, but most of their work is a collaborative effort with Central and South American offices. Other divisions seem to have good cultures, very smart people but if its IBD you're after, especially not LatAm IBD...I'd say keep it very much a last resort. Hope that helps...
What do you think about their NYC S&T division?
I just looked over my notes
they recruit at emory,
S&T seems good in terms of
I applied through OCR 2 days
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