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HSBC targets younger workers with entry-level hiring drive

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Wise, A. (2026, September 24). HSBC targets younger workers with entry-level hiring drive. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/hsbc-gen-z-b1298163.html

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HSBC is launching a major hiring drive aimed at younger workers, with one-third of its new hires this year being aged between 18 and 24. The program includes apprenticeships, graduate programs, internships, and work experience placements for secondary school students in regions outside London. This initiative is part of HSBC's global cost-cutting efforts led by CEO Georges Elhedery, which involve reducing senior positions by 15%. HSBC UK's chief executive, David Lindberg, emphasizes the importance of investing in early-career talent to build a high-performance culture and prepare for changes in the world of work.

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HSBC, under the leadership of David Lindberg, is launching an entry-level hiring initiative aimed at younger workers in the UK. Around one-third of all new hires this year have been individuals aged 18 to 24, indicating a strategic focus on early-career talent. The program includes apprenticeships, graduate programs, and internships for 2026 and 2027, with an additional offering of 500 one-week in-person work experience placements for secondary school students. While the majority of positions will be outside London, this hiring drive is part of a broader global overhaul led by CEO Georges Elhedery, who aims to cut costs by $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) through job eliminations, particularly at senior levels. In 2025, HSBC paid out $67.5 million (£50.9 million) in severance payments to 134 senior bankers, comprising roughly one-tenth of its material risk takers.

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Around a third of all hires the UK bank has made this year have been aged 18 to 24. asserted

bank → make → hires

The new entry-level positions will comprise of apprenticeships, graduate programmes and internships across 2026 and 2027. asserted

positions → comprise → 2026

It is also offering 500 one-week in-person work experience placements designed to give secondary school students earlier exposure to the workplace. asserted

It → offer → workplace

The hiring drive is being led by the UK bank and will see the majority of opportunities focused in regions outside of London. asserted

majority → lead → London

It comes as the wider global bank is undergoing an ovehaul led by chief executive Georges Elhedery, who targeted 1.5 billion US dollars (£1.1 billion) worth of cost reductions. asserted

who → come → reductions

Earlier this year, Mr Elhedery said a large amount of the savings had come from eliminating duplicate jobs within the group, particularly among the more senior ranks, resulting in a net 15% reduction of managing director positions. asserted

amount → say → positions

HSBC’s annual report revealed that it had paid out 67.5 million US dollars (£50.9 million) in severance payments to 134 senior bankers in 2025. asserted

it → reveal → 2025

This amounted to about a tenth of its so-called material risk takers, who do jobs that can have a more significant impact on the financial performance of the bank. asserted

that → amount → bank

Meanwhile, HSBC UK said its early-career workers can help it build a “high-performance culture” and “shape the future of banking”. asserted

it → say → banking

Chief executive of the UK bank, David Lindberg, said: “Investing in early-career talent is important for HSBC’s future as we build a high-performance culture with care. “As the world of work changes, we are building the skills our customers and communities need.” asserted

customers → say → skills

The bank said work experience students will particularly gain experience learning about digital technologies used across the bank and how artificial intelligence tools support people’s day-to-day work. asserted

tools → say → work

Recruitment for the 2027 entry-level roles will open from late September. asserted

Recruitment → open → September

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