Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

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.

Day-to-day I would attend team/ department meetings. I undertook training on Tableau and Tableau Prep as well as SQL. Following this, I created dashboards for other areas of the organisation and would present this to their teams.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was given lots of responsibility on my internship. My colleagues did not treat me as an intern but instead a valued member of the team. They listened and valued my opinion and trusted me with important projects and tasks that needed to be carried out.

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?

I developed skills in Tableau and SQL and enhanced my data literacy skills. I was also able to practice my presentation skills and receive feedback on this.

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?

I had a line manager who supported me and always checked in to see I was doing okay. I also had a grad buddy who I could turn to if I had any problems or issues.

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?

Everyone was very welcoming and very friendly. People would always be willing to help me if I ever had any questions and everyone would always put in the time to make sure I was doing okay. All the other interns I spoke to had the same experience. I can not fault the culture/ atmosphere at the FCA.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

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?

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship. I have learnt so much more than I thought I would and the whole experience exceeded my expectations.

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 you learn the values of the FCA and think of examples you could give to demonstrate their values. Show a genuine passion for wanting to do work for the greater good.

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