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    Tasks in this program

    Task One: Identify M&A targets for offshore expansion
    30-60 mins
    Introductory
    Define the strategic rationale for M&A and filtering targets
    What you'll learn
    • How to analyse and identify opportunities for growth in new markets via mergers & acquisitions
    What you'll do
    • Review a list of potential acquisition targets for your client and identify the preferred targets in a PowerPoint summary
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    Get Career Ready

    Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.
    Stand out in your application to HSBC. Show us you're a motivated candidate.
    Talent Network Open

    Get Career Ready

    Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.
    Stand out in your application to HSBC. Show us you're a motivated candidate.
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    Global Banking & Markets

    Identify potential acquisitions and provide financial products solutions to clients with the Investment Banking & Markets teams.

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    Why complete this job simulation

    Experience work on the job with us at HSBC. Get a feel for the skills you'll develop on our programme with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.
    Self-paced4-5 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsAdvanced

    Welcome to this programme, which has been designed to provide you with a valuable insight into the type of work undertaken by the Investment Banking and Markets teams in our Global Banking & Markets (GB&M) business. 

    The programme comprises six tasks. For the first three tasks, you’ll join as a team member in Investment Banking, and the second three tasks you'll be in Markets, giving you a taste of life across our GB&M function. You can choose to do them all, or just focus on the areas pertinent to you and your career aspirations. 

    Maybe you know this is an area where you’d like to focus your career - or perhaps you're just curious and interested to find out more about the type of work our analysts do. Either way, this is the course for you.

    As you work through the scenarios and tasks, you’ll see how the different business areas work together to support our clients across the globe. You’ll also practice and develop the skills our analysts use every day in their work. 

    At HSBC, we don’t just focus on what we do, we focus on how we do it. We have a Conduct Approach that complements our Purpose and Values – this guides us all to take responsibility to do the right thing and focus on the impact we have for our customers and the financial markets in which we operate: 

    • We understand our customers’ needs and design, market and sell products and services that recognise their long-term interests
    • We provide products and services that offer a fair exchange of value and do not undermine market competition
    • We service our customers’ ongoing needs and ensure products and standards of service continue to have a positive impact
    • We act with integrity in the financial markets we operate in
    • We operate resiliently and securely to avoid harm to customers and markets

    As you work through the tasks in this programme, acting within these principles will ensure you embody the expectations of a HSBC employee.

    The programme does not form part of an official recruitment process. It has been designed to broaden and deepen your knowledge of the role/business area and help you decide whether this is a career path you're keen to pursue. At the end of each task, you have the opportunity to compare your work against an example answer, furthering your learning and development.

    We hope this programme is a useful resource for you as you explore career options and a potential role at HSBC.

    This Job Simulation is designed and produced by InsideSherpa Inc (d/b/a Forage, a Delaware incorporation located at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808-1675 United States of America (“Forage”)) for educational purposes only and is subject to the terms and conditions of this website.

    Nothing presented in this Job Simulation should be taken as an accurate representation of the HSBC Group’s views or the work undertaken by the HSBC Group. Nothing in this Job Simulation is intended to promote or advertise any product or service by any member of the HSBC Group of companies. To learn more about HSBC Group’s business visit www.hsbc.com.

    All tasks, materials, companies and people featured in this Job Simulation are simulated and entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (either living or dead) or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.

    Talent Network Open
    Global Banking & Markets Talent Network
    Skills you will learn and practice:
    Mergers and Acquisitions
    Strategic Reasoning
    PowerPoint
    Debt Capital Markets
    Market Analysis
    Data Visualization
    Credit Analysis
    Due Diligence
    Microsoft Word
    Statistical Analysis

    How it works

    Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at HSBC. No live sessions, all self-paced.
    Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.
    Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.