Summer Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Day to day is working independently on projects/tasks contributing to the Risk function. Booking meetings with team members to touch base and present your contributions. Networking with colleagues who have a wealth of experience. Working within different sub divisions to expand understanding and skill set. Intern speaker series hearing from staff focusing on important areas of finance.

    Skills

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

    • I’ve learnt how to use Tableau and developed my excel skills. I’ve strengthened my communication and built confidence in leading meetings and initiating contact with senior members of staff. I’ve developed my analysis skills contributing to the discovery phase of an assurance review.

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Was given responsibility and trusted to meet deadlines and reconvene when I’d completed a task.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Received a lot of guidance from colleagues and senior leadership who I networked with.

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • Incredibly friendly and inviting. Everyone made time for me to share experiences and provide guidance to someone who’s at the beginning of their career.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 2/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • Really enjoyed it and was a lot more thorough than I expected. Made valuable contributions and built strong connections.

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

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

    • 5/5
  • 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)

    • Know the context of what the company does and how the different divisions operate.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

London

August 2024

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