The following is a Graduate Review for Financial Conduct Authority.
Financial Conduct Authority scores 3.7/5 based on 313 reviews.
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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?
Best
The work life balance, the ability to rotate every 6 months into a new role, the culture of the FCA and the benefits, for example 2-hour lunch breaks on Wednesdays. The ability to talk to experts in the industry e.g. at the firms we regulate or the Bank of England.
Worst
There opportunities for progression are not as high as other companies. In certain roles, you may remain an associate for a few years.
What is the annual salary for this role?
Starting salary: £33,000 - £35,000
Current salary: £35,000 - £37,000
What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?
This applies to all applications, but it is better to spend more time on fewer applications, rather than sending out a bulk of applications and spending little time on each.
Prepare competency questions, and research the company's values to help guide your answers.
Do you have any interview tips?
Make sure you prepare for questions like 'name a time you have', and use the STAR method to respond. Research the company values, as they will normally shape questions around these, to assess whether you are a good fit for the company.
Always prepare some questions at the end to ask the interviewer.
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