Your options and career development
Culture and diversity
In an organisation as global and as well-connected as HSBC, being open to different ideas, perspectives and cultures is vital. Our future success depends on connecting with clients, communities and each other. That is why you will find diversity at the heart of our business.
HSBC is a global community. An open, multilingual, multicultural and supportive working environment. Our professionalism, entrepreneurial spirit and ethical business principles guide us in everything we do.
Our values are the enduring behavioural standards we live by, and which influence the actions of all HSBC employees.
Dependable and does the right thing
- Stand firm for what is right, deliver on commitments, be resilient and trustworthy
- Take personal accountability, be decisive, use judgment and common sense, and empower others
Open to different ideas and cultures
- Communicate openly, honestly and transparently, value challenge and learn from mistakes
- Listen, treat people fairly, be inclusive and value different perspectives
Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other
- Build connections, be aware of external issues and collaborate across boundaries
- Care about individuals and their progress, show respect, and be supportive and responsive
Diversity and Inclusion team
Diversity is part of the DNA at HSBC. Since 1865 HSBC's business has been built on our heritage, deep roots in many different countries and regions and globally mobile management culture – diversity is central to the HSBC brand. The Diversity and Inclusion team aims to ensure people feel valued and that they are working in an environment where discrimination, bullying and harassment are not tolerated, and employees feel their opinions count, their views are heard and their concerns are addressed.
Training and development
Specific e-learning Diversity training modules currently exist to educate employees on what diversity in the workplace means and how we, as an organisation, can be more inclusive through unconscious bias training.
Internal networks
Employee resource network groups are voluntary and are formed to support a diverse and inclusive work environment within the context of an organisation's values, brand and business strategy. Balance, our internal network, works closely with the Diversity and Inclusion team to support the recruitment, development, advancement and engagement of a gender-balanced workforce within HSBC.
Our Pre-university outreach offers students in sixth form the opportunity to learn about our organisation, our various divisions and roles through events and conferences.
An Insight into HSBC, sponsored by our Balance Network will provide female participants with an insight into our business. It will offer the opportunity to meet industry professionals and learn about our organisation first hand. The schedule has been carefully structured to allow maximum exposure to the culture and the people of HSBC through interactive presentations and networking sessions.
Please note that this programme is aimed at female sixth form or college students studying either A Levels or International Baccalaureate.
At the university stage we increase our commitment to diversity by broadening the talent pool which we recruit from to actively seek under-represented groups such as women and ethnic minorities through our partnership with external vendors such as SEO London and The Brokerage City Link.
The HSBC Women's Conference, sponsored by our Balance Network will give first- and penultimate-year female university students the opportunity to learn about HSBC, our various businesses and diverse culture. The schedule has been carefully designed to provide attendees with the opportunity to meet business representatives from key areas of the firm, through interactive business presentations, soft skills training sessions and networking events.
Please note that the event is aimed at first and penultimate year female European university students.
To apply to attend a diversity event please send your CV and a covering letter telling HSBC why you would like to take part, to diversity.recruitment@hsbc.com. Please ensure that you mention the event title ('An Insight into HSBC' or 'HSBC Women's Conference') in the subject line and apply by the deadline dates noted below:
- An Insight into HSBC – Application deadline: 11 July 2012 (the event is taking place on 25 July 2012, by invitation only)
- HSBC Women's Conference – Application deadline: 16 November 2011 (the event is taking place on 23 November 2011, by invitation only)
Because we encourage collaboration across boundaries, there really is no limit to how far you can go within our global network.
- We have over 300,000 people working across the globe and we have a diverse customer base of over 100 million
- Of the six official languages of the UN, more than 10,000 colleagues are native speakers in four of them, and another five thousand in a fifth
- London has more than 30 different linguistic communities of over 10,000 people
- We recruit from around the world
