Data Science Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • 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.

    • Daily team meetings, working on projects within a team of 2 graduates and another 2 interns, meetings with stakeholders, workshops aimed to develop the skills of the team, interacting with interns from other divisions on the Community Project that we have to complete as part of the internship in teams of 7, interacting with people from divisions of interest to me to learn more about their job.

    Skills

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

    • I have developed my skills on data science, machine learning, stakeholder management, communication, presenting, team leadership, code version control, topic research, and teamwork. I have learnt how to build a web-API using Streamlit.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes!

  • 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 weekly one-on-one's with my manager to make sure that everything is OK and discuss how my internship is going. I was very content with the support I have received throughout my time at the FCA. I could approach any team member at any time to ask questions or to get help on something. My team had two Graduates that were working very closely with the interns and could support as throughout.

  • 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?

    • Very friendly and hard-working. Everyone is eager to help and you could chat to anyone regardless of authority. Had many team socials which I really much enjoyed.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Very much so.

  • 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)

    • Prepare a lot for the different application stages and know what FCA does. Choose the division you want to work in wisely. Be social and interact with people outside of your team or division.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science

London

November 2022

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