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Summer Associate Review
at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance, Project Management, Logistics and Operations
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working predominantly within the Project Management team on a multitude of projects within Financial Crime and ESG initiatives. This mainly involved working with various softwares, engaging with stakeholders and managing large sets of data. I also worked within the ESG Policy Team on new ideas that will later be introduced to regulated firms within the United a kingdom.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, my line manager allowed me to select projects I was interested in and through this I was able to implement my own ideas and approaches to tasks.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Multiple Softwares (including finance and project management), Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Stakeholder Engagement, Analysing Data.
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Everyone was available to help when I was being taught technical approaches.
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Super welcoming and hard working. A good work life balance.
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
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very enjoyable! Learnt a plethora of new skills alongside building great connections.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Be yourself- there’s a role for everyone
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