Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

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

    • My role involved engaging with my team’s work on a day-to-day basis, as well as the completion of an intern project over the course of the 10 weeks.

    Skills

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

    • I have developed regulatory skills and understanding, as well as data analysis skills through the use of tools such as Microsoft Excel and Tableau.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility to handle my own work and engage with members of my team on their work.

  • 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?

    • I was given a great deal of support and guidance to learn new skills, meet people from other areas of my organisation and engage in the organisation’s work.

  • 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 company culture and atmosphere demonstrated the organisation’s focus on development and producing meaningful work, which made this company a great place to work at in my opinion.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my internship; it has provided me with new skills and development opportunities for pre-existing skills, as well as a deeper understanding of the organisation’s work and the industry it operates in.

  • 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)

    • 4/5
  • 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)

    • I would suggest researching the organisation as much as possible so that you join the organisation from a strong position, but also to be open to new learning and opportunities since these can be experienced during the internship.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

London

August 2024

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