Summer Intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • 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.

    • Over my internship, I worked on a project to change process management within Authorisations. My day to day role was collating processes from different sources, creating best practice guides and creating a plan to form a new process committee within Auths.

    Skills

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

    • The skill I developed the most over the past 10 weeks was my communications skills as I had to discuss my project with stakeholders.

  • 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?

    • 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, I was given the responsibility to help collate process which are a key to the gateway.

  • 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?

    • I was given a lot of support throughout my placement the SLT and with graduates and senior associates.

  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Culture

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

    • The company culture is great, everyone is very nice and always available for a quick chat. If you have any issues or concerns you can reach out and there is always someone to support you.

  • 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?

    • 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 really enjoyed my placement. I developed a lot over the 10 weeks. I also gained a lot of industry insight and I now have a clearer view of what I want my future career to look like.

  • 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)

    • Be yourself, and make sure you review recent news relating to the FCA. (Especially Consumer Duty)

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

London

August 2024

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