Associate Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Highly interesting work giving wide insight into the financial sector as a whole and from the regulatory perspective.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt well valued and appreciated by my team at a busy time during the peaks of a few projects.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Received good construcive feedback on work completed. Had 3 main review meetings, equally spread throughout the 10 week internship.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Very good balance. Never had to work more that 8.30 to 5.30 to get my work done and if any lapses in work occured there was always something worthwhile to read up on.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The right level. Was given opportunity to contribute to meetings with external organisations where responsibility increased fairly over time.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Useful Excel skills developed in particular. Communication with firms was also developed.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very relaxed overall. Found it striked a nice balance between seriousness and banter.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Felt overall if was well coordinated by HR.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Given the short timeframe of being with the FCA you can't expect to much time to be spent in training. It is in this case better to simply learn on the job.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Looking good so far.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes, since the there were 11 interns it was a nice number for easily organising events.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London living is always going to be expensive. Socialising was more price flexible.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's London.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, they have lots of sports/ social clubs which you can join.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2014

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