Summer Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Day-to-day I would attend team/ department meetings. I undertook training on Tableau and Tableau Prep as well as SQL. Following this, I created dashboards for other areas of the organisation and would present this to their teams.

    Skills

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

    • I developed skills in Tableau and SQL and enhanced my data literacy skills. I was also able to practice my presentation skills and receive feedback on this.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • 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 lots of responsibility on my internship. My colleagues did not treat me as an intern but instead a valued member of the team. They listened and valued my opinion and trusted me with important projects and tasks that needed to be carried out.

  • 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 had a line manager who supported me and always checked in to see I was doing okay. I also had a grad buddy who I could turn to if I had any problems or issues.

  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Culture

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

    • Everyone was very welcoming and very friendly. People would always be willing to help me if I ever had any questions and everyone would always put in the time to make sure I was doing okay. All the other interns I spoke to had the same experience. I can not fault the culture/ atmosphere at the FCA.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

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

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my internship. I have learnt so much more than I thought I would and the whole experience exceeded my expectations.

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

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

    • 5/5
  • 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)

    • Make sure you learn the values of the FCA and think of examples you could give to demonstrate their values. Show a genuine passion for wanting to do work for the greater good.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2021

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