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Management Development Programme (MDP)

Kick-start your career with a brighter future in HSBC. Join us as an Executive Trainee to learn the tricks of the trade in Management and Banking.

Our training programme will give you the insight, knowledge and perspective which moves beyond geographical and personal boundaries. It will be your first step to working and growing your career with one of the world's largest global banking group.

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About The Programme

MDP has been developed to encourage focused development of our junior Managers in keeping with the increasing demand for greater specialisation in the financial services industry.

The MDP offers 4 main development and career streams:

Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM)
Commercial Banking (CMB) [including Risk (CRM) / Payments and Cash Management (PCM) / Trade and Supply Chain (TSC)]
Banking Technology & Services (HTS) / Support Services
Amanah

Candidates can indicate their career preference at the application stage and it will be verified / confirmed based on the candidates' performance at the Assessment Centre.

Focusing on development, the Programme aims to provide trainees with wide exposure (via initial attachments to the business lines of between 6 to 9 months, followed by First Posting in the selected stream) and essential training support at the early stages of their career. The overall duration of the MDP is approximately 30 months.

Group Graduate Development Programme (GGDP) at Bricket Wood, UK will be arranged within the time frame of the First Posting. The GGDP comprises 2 phases:

Phase 1
Core induction programme

Phase 2
Training specifically designed to acquire the specific technical skills required by the respective business streams

Upon return from GGDP, resume First Posting for another 12 months (or in some cases, move into a new role/Second Posting) - within which the 3-weeks of Regional Group Development Programme (RGDP) in Hong Kong will take place.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline, preferably with Honours
CGPA of 3.0 and above, or Second Class Upper
Fresh graduates, or graduates with up to 2 years of work experience
Drive and motivation to work in a fast-paced environment where winning business and meeting targets are essential
Actively enjoy meeting and getting to know new people, communicating with all types of people and building customer relationships
Ability to inspire trust and lead by example, showing commitment to deliver highest quality service to customers and colleagues, with drive and resilience to become future business leaders
Fluent in English; excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
Energetic, enthusiastic and adaptable to different environment
Team-player with dynamic leadership capabilities
Ambitious and self-motivated
Ability to interpret and analyse data/information and make sound business decisions
Creative and innovative with confidence to challenge status quo
Entrepreneurial flair and ability to generate new ideas to improve personal and team performance
Mobile and willing to relocate throughout the Bank's network of 52 branches in Malaysia
Malaysian citizen

Bumiputera Graduates are encouraged to apply.

Programme Structure

(Total duration: 30 months)

Induction Programme at HSBC Learning and Development Centre (2 weeks) - which comprise:

Organisation Induction
Overview of Business Functions
Effective Communication & Professional Grooming
Outward Bound School in Lumut (OBS)
Leadership Development

Attachments to the key areas of respective streams, i.e. RBWM, CMB, Amanah Finance, HTS (6-9 months) (Please refer to Attachment Programme of respective stream)

First job posting in stream, i.e. RBWM, CMB, Amanah Finance or HTS (15-18 months)

Group Graduate Development Centre (GGDP) at Bricket Wood, UK (4 weeks) - to be within the First job posting time frame.

Resume First/current posting in stream, or movement to Second posting either in same stream or (exceptionally) cross-functional transfer (15-18 months), within which the 3-weeks Regional Graduate Development Programme (RGDP) in Hong Kong will take place.

Assessment

Online Tests
Strong verbal and numerical reasoning skills are amongst some of the requirements for an Executive Trainee. As such, if shortlisted, you will be requested to complete online verbal & numerical reasoning tests as well as an Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ). These should take about 20-30 minutes each and, because they are online, you can complete these tests at your own convenience.

HR Interview
Upon satisfactorily passing the tests, you will be invited to attend an interview with one of our HR Managers. Here, you will be preliminarily assessed on your communication, interpersonal and presentation skills to gauge if you will be able to proceed onto the Assessment Centre.

Assessment Centre
This is the final stage of the selection process. It lasts half a day and the selection panel comprises a HR Manager and 2 other assessors from the business functions. The Assessment Centre is not designed just to determine if you are the right candidate but also which business stream best suits you.