First Year Insight Programme Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • The 3 days at the FSA were an amazing opportunity to discover a different side of the financial sector, learn a lot of new things, experience the actual work through partner shadowing and exploring further opportunities at the FSA.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All of the participants were highly intelligent, smart, fun and challenge to work with at the same time. I felt a slight separation of males and females during the 3 days.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • All of my questions were fully and exhaustively answered, they motivated me well.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The working days were quite long and exhausting, but that is perfectly fine, especially in such competitive programmes, I really appreciated that!

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

    • There was no actual task with responsibilities, except the final presentation which had to be prepared in a very short time and no actual responsibility was undertaken

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The experience was invaluable, I can't wait to see more of FSA in the near future!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • We had a lot of fun, despite the large amounts of presentations and difficult tasks every day

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was well organised, balanced work and fun, included sufficient breaks, accomodation & food were excellent as well!

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Organisers and presenters at the FSA did their best to show us the good (and bad) of the organisation, they showed us their daily work, activities

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to learn more about the FSA during the summer internship, possibly next year!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The interactions were very good, we had a lot of fun but stayed professional at the same time

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Well, it was London, so it can't get very cheap there...

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The workload was quite large, though, so there wasn't much time and energy left for nightlife.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Every evening the group went out for a dinner and then socialised at the hotel

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Banking, Economics

London

April 2012

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