Summer Associate Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    3.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Conducting regulatory and non-regulatory research Writing notes in industry engagement meetings Working on a community project Attending internal meetings

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Improved research and presentation skills Learnt communication skills in relation to public bodies

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was given a lot more responsibility than I expected.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • More than enough

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The culture and general atmosphere is perhaps one of the best, if not the bests thing about working at the FCA. The people there are great.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Overall, I did enjoy my internship. But I was really disappointed that I did not get to work in the department that I wanted to

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 3/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

    • Stay in touch with what the FCA is currently doing and the latest developments in the UK economy. Do not forget to show how your personality and culture fits in with the one at the FCA.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Research

London

October 2022

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