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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Change Associate Intern Review

at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Internship (1 Month+)

Project Management

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

3.8 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.3/5 - Company Culture
3.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Attended daily meeting, took minutes at meetings, support my project team in admin tasks and network with individuals in the organisation
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given opportunities to take ownership of certain aspects of my project or creating certain documents
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt about the importance of stakeholder management. I have developed my excel and Microsoft office technical ability.
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?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
There was a lot of support from HR and within my project team. I also gained guidance from individuals outside of my department.
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company is very friendly and speak very openly about issues within the company and wider and actually work on how to mitigate certain problems.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
To some extent - I gained more work experience and exposure into all roles which gave me a better understanding of what I would want to do in my future
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

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)
The company is in the public sector - so bare that in mind in regards to the pace of work at certain times of the year.
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