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Financial Services Summer Associate Review
at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
On a day to day the role involves a lot of internal and external meetings, reading up on regulatory matters, performing reviews, and working with others.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was put on a project almost individually from the second week.
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?
A new skill I developed is expectation management. This means that I am in constant contact with my line manager and I am letting them know about the progress I have made so far.
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?
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?
Support is always available, the colleagues always make time for interns when they have a question or are stuck.
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?
There are obvious high expectations but the work life balance is great and everyone is super friendly and helpful.
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?
4/5
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?
I massively enjoyed it as you can’t get this experience anywhere else.
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)
Make sure that you are genuinely interested in regulation.
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