Regulatory Associate Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

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

    Overview

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

    • working with the finance team, looking at the budgeting, month end budget. where the money was being used and the invoices. engaging with other members from the technology division to create a mapping process for the team.

    Skills

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

    • learned new IT skills on how to use new software such as Microsoft Visio. working together in a team as well as improving my communication skills. taking part in a community project has developed many skills.

  • 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?

    • I was responsible of creating a pack for an introduction to the technology team. I had to communicate with managers to find out different aspects of their section and get it written down on a powerpoint so that it could be used to help new employees get grips with the division.

  • 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?

    • the team members and manager were very helpful. they provided feedback for every task I had to complete and helped me along the way or guided me to the right person to speak to for certain tasks. the manger always checked up on me to see how I was getting along with my tasks.

  • 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 friendly and worked well with each other. if anyone needed help someone would be there to help out. there were social events taking place at the end of some days and weeks too. it was a very good environment to be in

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

    • 5/5
  • 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 very much enjoyed my internship as I got to network with loads of other interns and employees at the FCA. I had also developed some skills and learned new ones along the way which can help me later on in my future career.

  • 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)

    • to look over company values and how they work to protect their customers across the UK. reading up on what the FCA do and how they do it alongside their future plans.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

October 2022

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