Virtual Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the virtual experience?

    • FCA Females of the future program was quite insightful, even with the virtual assessment center was perfectly organised.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • All my questions were answered and i felt I treated equally with other candidates

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the virtual experience?

    • Guidance and support from the team was excellent

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

    • We all received a lot of insight into the FCA program has to offer to students. In terms of information helping with the degree was not enough is what I feel. But I feel that because, all the candidates had different background in terms of their studies.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the virtual experience?

    • It was as good as a in person experience

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your virtual experience?

    • The atmosphere was excellent. I was surrounded with of the most amazing ladies. Everyone was so motivating and career oriented.

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • In these 3 days I feel the organizers tried its level best to share as much information as they could and were invested in each of of us equally.

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

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

    • By letting us interact with people who had taken up graduate roles, I was convinced on how the work culture would be like at FCA.

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

    • One thing that I understood was people with different educational background had take quite an opposite role. Which did feel like confusing to me.

    2/5

    Everything Else

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

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

    • Yes

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Great but not like the one we have in person. That's why networking became a bit difficult for me

    2/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, got to know about the charity events and projects.

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

    • yes, its a great thing to do remotely.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Banking

East Midlands

September 2020

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