Insight day Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Total insight into the company

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Nice staff, treated with respect and not patronised.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Detailed information on applying for the graduate scheme and internship.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt a lot of buzzwords I never thought to use.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well put together and coordinated

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Pleasant and friendly

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They assisted me in developing ways to prepare for interviews

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Spoke to staff who had a wide range of experience at the firm and I really enjoyed speaking to people who came in through the graduate schemes and internship

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Had different members of staff from various departments take different sections and they had the same flow

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • After understanding what the role of the company was, it helped me picture where I could fit in there.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Travel expenses reimbursed

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Networked with more employees during the lunch hour and they gave even more details to their roles within the company

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Very interesting

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, one of the employees learnt how to fly in his spare time

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Brought two friends along who had no idea what it was about and they enjoyed it

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

November 2015

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