Data Analyst Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Formulating and cleaning datasets before analysing data to obtain insights for the benefit of stakeholders. This involved applying data manipulation and visualisation skills in python as well as presenting discoveries.

    Skills

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

    • I have both improved existing skills such as using new libraries and methods in python, as well as developing completely new skills regarding working with data. I have also improved many soft-skills including presenting, clear communication and networking.

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Yes, I was given plenty of responsibility and independence, showing trust in my skills, but also little time pressure was given so that I had time to fully explore new techniques and ideas.

  • 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?

    • High levels of support and guidance, in particular through long, regular one-to-ones with my line manager.

  • 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?

    • Very good, chilled out atmosphere, colleagues were all very friendly and open to interns.

  • 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?

    • 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?

    • I very much enjoyed my internship

  • 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)

    • Very insightful experience, with lots of friendly people to meet along the way.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science

London

August 2024

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