Internships and work placements

Gender representation (%)
	Gender representation (%)
Male (including trans male)	Gender representation (%):47.9%
Female (including trans female)	Gender representation (%):46.9%
Non binary (e.g. androgynous, intersex)	Gender representation (%):0.5%
Undeclared	Gender representation (%):4.7%

Degree studied (%)
	Degree studied (%)
Studied a finance-related degree	Degree studied (%):56%
Studied a STEM degree	Degree studied (%):23%
Studied other non-finance degree	Degree studied (%):21%

Programme	Academic status	Location	Business area	Programme type	Description
Programme:HSBC Singapore Student Work Placement	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates, University undergraduate	Location:Singapore	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking, Global Banking & Markets, Commercial Banking, Global Functions, Digital Business Services	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: The Singapore Student Work Placement, which lasts for 12 weeks, will challenge you to use your existing skills and academic knowledge to add value to the bank and improve your professional and personal skills. More information and apply
Programme:HSBC Life Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Begin your leadership journey on this two-year graduate programme with a market-leading, dynamic, growing business. Immerse yourself in customer engagement, proposition development, digital transformation, strategy formulation, analytics and more. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Graduate Programme - Engineering	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mainland China, Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A two-year programme to learn and hone the skills needed to develop, maintain and optimise technological infrastructure. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Graduate Programme - Data	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A two-year programme to learn and develop skills needed to leverage the power of our data so we can better understand our customers and design innovative digital banking services for them. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Graduate Programme - Cyber	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A two-year programme where you'll learn and develop the skills you need to oversee the security of our network, applications, and infrastructure. More information and apply
Programme:Corporate and Institutional Banking Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mainland China	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Be part of the relationship banker team, building trusted relationships and leading client interactions to deliver innovative solutions for corporate and institutional clients alongside product specialists. More information and apply
Programme:Investment Banking Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Work with corporate, financial, and public-sector clients to deliver tailored solutions, including managing an initial public offering, preparing a bond, or negotiating an acquisition. More information and apply
Programme:Asset Management Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Gain experience in international finance with our Alternatives and Investments teams and learn about managing funds and portfolios. You’ll be supported by a home team who will set you up for success. More information and apply
Programme:Commercial Banking Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:UAE	Business area:Commercial Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Learn about commercial banking through a variety of roles. You could be analysing risks to provide safe lending options, advising customers on expanding their operations, or helping them to become more sustainable. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Graduate Programme - Technical Business Analyst	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A two-year programme for people who enjoy working with others to figure out challenges and provide technological solutions. More information and apply
Programme:Finance and Treasury Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Global Functions	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Lay the foundations of a long and successful career as you gain experience and build in-depth knowledge on this two-year programme. You’ll work as an Analyst influencing strategies and contributing to HSBC’s success. More information and apply
Programme:Global Payment Solutions Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Work flexibly and gain client exposure by supporting corporates, financial institutions, and the public sector to manage working capital, optimise returns on surplus funds, and enhance their treasury efficiency. More information and apply
Programme:Global Private Banking Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:UK	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Come build your customer-facing career and develop your commercial mindset and expertise while working with our international and diverse high net worth client base. More information and apply
Programme:Global Research Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Join our experts and learn how to produce research on ESG, macroeconomic, sector and company-specific issues. We encourage intellectual curiosity and those who challenge the consensus. More information and apply
Programme:Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme	Academic status:University graduate	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Commercial Banking, Digital Business Services, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Join the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme. More information and apply
Programme:Global Markets Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:UAE	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Learn how to thrive on the fast-paced, exciting, and dynamic Sales and Trading floor. Get hands-on experience with a variety of products across asset classes by working with supportive and experienced professionals in sales, trading, and structuring. More information and apply
Programme:Operating Excellence Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: This two-year graduate programme will give you experience in driving business change, so you can deliver the innovative solutions and best-in-class customer experiences that define our success. More information and apply
Programme:Quantitative Finance Associate Programme	Academic status:PhD student or graduate	Location:UK	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A competitively paid two-year programme, where you’ll gain experience in quantitative analytics roles in our Markets & Securities Services business working on cutting-edge projects across different asset classes. More information and apply
Programme:Securities Services Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: A two-year programme providing you the opportunity to work in various teams within Securities Services, across our Investor Services and Direct Custody and Clearing products. More information and apply
Programme:Strategy and Transformation Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Commercial Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Work in different teams that enable growth and drive efficiency across our Commercial and Global Banking businesses. Gain experience in transformation, strategy, analysis, sustainability, and digitalisation. More information and apply
Programme:Wealth and Personal Banking Graduate Programme	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Mexico, UAE	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Graduate programme	Description: Start your leadership career with a business that provides a variety of experiences in customer relations, product development, digital transformation, strategy, analytics, risk, and marketing. More information and apply
Programme:HSBC Singapore Apprenticeship Programme	Academic status:Entry-level job seeker, Final year students or recent graduates, Recent graduate	Location:Singapore	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Schools and Apprentices	Description: A 12-month Apprenticeship Programme for polytechnic graduates who want to gain hands on work experience in banking and financial services. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Internship - Engineering	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Mainland China	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: A two-year programme to learn and hone the skills needed to develop, maintain and optimise technological infrastructure. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Internship - Data	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Mexico	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Learn how our Data teams use the value of data and information to help deliver better customer experiences based on insight. More information and apply
Programme:Technology Internship - Cyber	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Mainland China	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: A deep dive into cybersecurity for people from any background who like to think differently and have an interest in learning how our cybersecurity team keeps our systems safe and secure. More information and apply
Programme:Investment Banking Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates, University graduate	Location:Singapore, UAE, USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Gain experience working with corporate, financial, and public-sector clients to help them raise debt or equity or negotiate an acquisition. More information and apply
Programme:Corporate and Institutional Banking Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:UAE, USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Gain insight into how relationship bankers build trusted relationships and lead client interactions to deliver innovative solutions for corporate and institutional clients alongside product specialists. More information and apply
Programme:HSBC Singapore Student Work Placement (Polytechnic)	Academic status:Final year students or recent graduates	Location:Singapore	Business area:Commercial Banking, Digital Business Services, Global Banking & Markets, Global Functions, Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: The Student Work Placement Programme is a 20-24 week internship for final year polytechnic students. Not only will you gain hands on work experience in banking and financial services but outstanding interns may also be invited to join our esteemed Apprenticeship Programme upon completion the following year. More information and apply
Programme:UK Foundation Apprenticeship	Academic status:Entry-level job seeker	Location:UK	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Schools and Apprentices	Description: Foundation Apprenticeships (Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland) offer the chance to gain real-world working experience in an entry-level role, whilst studying for fully-funded professional qualifications. More information and apply
Programme:UK Graduate Insight Programme	Academic status:Recent graduate	Location:UK	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: Whatever you’re studying at university, this four-day programme offers a fantastic introduction to the world of investment banking and an insight into how you can apply the skills you’ve gained. More information and apply
Programme:UK Insight Programme	Academic status:University undergraduate	Location:UK	Business area:Commercial Banking, Digital Business Services, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: Get an introduction to how finance and treasury teams operate in an international organisation by working on impactful projects that will help you build practical skills and the experience to shape your future in finance. More information and apply
Programme:UK Socio-economic Mobility Insight Programme	Academic status:University undergraduate	Location:UK	Business area:Commercial Banking, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: A brilliant opportunity to learn about the wealth, personal or commercial banking industry, how HSBC works and the careers we offer on this exciting three-day insight programme. More information and apply
Programme:UK STEM Insight Programme	Academic status:University undergraduate	Location:UK	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: Join this exciting three-day programme to get a taste of what working in our Global Banking & Markets team is like so you can determine if it’s the right career for you. More information and apply
Programme:UK Women in Banking Insight Programme	Academic status:University undergraduate	Location:UK	Business area:Commercial Banking, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: Learn about the banking industry, how HSBC works and the careers we offer on this exciting three-day programme primarily for female students. More information and apply
Programme:Asset Management Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Discover more about yourself and our business and see how you can make an impact with either our Alternatives or Investments teams. Learn how we connect clients globally with investment opportunities. More information and apply
Programme:Commercial Banking Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Mainland China	Business area:Commercial Banking	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Gain experience in commercial banking through a customer-facing or support function role. Learn how to develop client relationships and support them to make their businesses become more sustainable. More information and apply
Programme:Finance and Treasury Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Global Functions	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Get an introduction to how finance and treasury teams operate in an international organisation by working on impactful projects. This 10-week programme will help you build practical skills and the experience to shape your future in finance. More information and apply
Programme:France Apprenticeship Programme	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:France	Business area:Commercial Banking, Digital Business Services, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking, Global Functions	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: This programme suits students looking to gain practical experience and build the skills needed for a long and successful career in banking. More information and apply
Programme:France Internship Programme	Academic status:University graduate, University undergraduate	Location:France	Business area:Commercial Banking, Digital Business Services, Global Banking & Markets, Wealth and Personal Banking, Global Functions	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: This programme suits students looking to build on their degree and gain an invaluable insight into banking with a leading global bank. More information and apply
Programme:Global Payments Solutions Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Singapore	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Learn how we support corporate clients, financial institutions, and the public sector to manage their working capital, optimise returns on surplus funds, and enhance their treasury efficiency. More information and apply
Programme:Global Private Banking Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Switzerland	Business area:Wealth and Personal Banking	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Designed for people who want a customer-facing career, this programme provides a taste of a variety of roles and departments, such as Relationship Management, Investment Counselling and Product Development. More information and apply
Programme:Global Research Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Gain experience in producing research on ESG, macroeconomic, sector and company-specific issues. Use your intellectual curiousity to uncover new insight that challenges the consensus. More information and apply
Programme:Hong Kong Global Banking & Markets Insight Event	Academic status:University undergraduate, Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Insight programmes	Description: A two-day programme for students from any background - studying any degree - who expect to graduate by July 2026 and who want to learn about banking and financial services. More information and apply
Programme:Hong Kong Student Work Placement	Academic status:University undergraduate	Location:Hong Kong SAR	Business area:Commercial Banking, Wealth and Personal Banking, Global Functions	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: For students looking for work experience with a leading global bank. Gain hands-on experience over six months, and develop your knowledge of banking and financial services. More information and apply
Programme:Global Markets Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:UAE, USA	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Work with a variety of teams to gain experience in Sales and Trading and learn about different asset classes and product types, algorithmic trading, and how various dynamics drive markets. More information and apply
Programme:Operating Excellence Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Mainland China	Business area:Digital Business Services	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: This eight to ten week programme designed for penultimate year students will give you all the skills you need to launch a successful career with HSBC. More information and apply
Programme:Quantitative Finance Associate Internship	Academic status:PhD student or graduate	Location:UK	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Develop your analytical and problem-solving skills by working on cutting-edge projects in derivatives modelling, financial products engineering, credit analysis, algorithmic trading, or machine learning. More information and apply
Programme:Securities Services Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR, Singapore	Business area:Global Banking & Markets	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Gain insight into how we connect clients and their investors to investment opportunities across the globe, safekeeping their assets, valuing their portfolios and settling their transactions. More information and apply
Programme:Strategy and Transformation Internship	Academic status:Penultimate year undergraduates	Location:Hong Kong SAR, UK	Business area:Commercial Banking	Programme type:Internships and Work Placements	Description: Get an insight into how we analyse problems and execute solutions that change the bank, improving our customer experience, embedding sustainability and driving digitalisation across our Commercial and Global Banking businesses. More information and apply
Programme:UK Degree Apprenticeship	Academic status:Entry-level job seeker	Location:UK	Business area:Commercial Banking, Wealth and Personal Banking, Global Private Banking, Global Banking & Markets, Asset Management	Programme type:Schools and Apprentices	Description: Degree Apprenticeships offer the chance to gain fully-funded undergraduate qualifications whilst you work with us over four-and-a-half-years. More information and apply