Insight Review at Financial Services Authority (FSA)

The Role

Role Description

Understand the duty and roles of the FSA and the upcoming split to the FCA and PRU.
Networking with current graduates.

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Got a better understanding of the direction and heading of FSA but little on which divisions are within the FSA.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

The group sessions was a good way of exploring solutions to a business problem and appreciate inputs from various colleagues and myself.

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Event was slow paced.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Group events such as case study and assessment session allowed for group participation and teamworking to solve issues.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Risk analysis session was conducted in a rush but allowed me to appreciate the risk analysis skillset imparted from my engineering education.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Graduates and leadership team was very appreciative of event and willingly shared experience.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The day event was well organised though extra manpower in running the session might improve the quality of the various sessions.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

It was a 1 day event that does not provide much scope for evaluation.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

• There were no perks with this insight

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

The future split of the FSA might create uncertainties in terms of opportunities in the years ahead.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Most students were there to gain a better understanding of the FSA and it was a good social event to get to know more people.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

Difficult to ascertain for a 1 day event

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

Difficult to ascertain for a 1 day event

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

Difficult to ascertain for a 1 day event

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

It is a very good experience to get to know the various roles and direction the FSA is heading.

Review 67/92 for Financial Services Authority (FSA)

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