Associate Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • My role involved looking at firm portfolios and business models Completing my own supervision cases Writing note for records for various FCA internal and external meetings

    Skills

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

    • I have developed my analytical and data management skills I have developed my time management skills I have developed my understanding of financial services and particularly compliance within the industry

  • 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?

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

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility such as dealing with firm cases. This involved liaising with different people within the FCA and getting in contact with different firms in regards to compliance issues.

  • 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 lot of support and guidance both by HR and my own team throughout the placement.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The company culture was really positive. It was a very relaxed culture which surprised me due to the stereotypes regarding financial services.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I enjoyed it a lot. It would've been better if we were able to come into the office more and meet some of the other interns, but overall it was a very good experience.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

    • 5/5
  • 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 advise you do a lot of research on the firm. Show your willingness to learn and work hard. O would also advise you be yourself as the FCA are a very inclusive organisation.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Government

London

August 2021

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