Summer intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

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

    • Covered a range of functions. Did some paralegal work, but also investigative work that required more critical thing skills and the like.

    Skills

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

    • Yea. I’ve developed my ability to manage my time to complete tasks within a given deadline. Developed my understanding of the financial services sector. Learnt how to analyze large batches of documents to identify relevant information in a time efficient manner.

  • 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?

    • Overall I would say yes. There were periods where I didn’t have enough work/responsibility, but there were also periods where I had a lot so it was a good balance.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • A lot. I felt supported by both my team and the early careers team.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Really friendly and supportive.

  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I enjoyed it a lot. I felt I developed my skills in a manner that was enjoyable and interesting. I wasn’t overburdened with work, but I was also busy most of the time.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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)

    • Be open to why you’re applying. Don’t feel that if you don’t have a legal/financial background you can’t join the organization.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Legal/Law, Government

London

August 2023

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