I got to be involved on the bank examinations almost right away. All of my coworkers were very helpful and willing to walk through all of the information with the interns at a slow pace. All of the supervisors were also very welcoming and helpful. All of the people in the Fargo office made sure the interns were welcomed and helped whenever possible.
What I wish was different
I wish I had been able to go on more exams and spend less time in the field office.
Advice
Be open to traveling and trying knew things. If you do not like to travel or stay at hotel this is probably not the right fit for you.
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Financial Management Intern (Public Sector)
June - August 2019 • Boston, MA
What I liked
I liked the relaxed hours, nice people, and interesting work.
What I wish was different
I wish i could have gone on one more bank examination and gotten more experience.
Advice
Be yourself around other employees. They are all super down to earth and just want to work with someone who is the same way. No need to do anything extra to impress them.
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Financial Management Scholar
June - August 2019 • Salt Lake City, UT
What I liked
The pay and benefits were amazing! I got to spend two weeks in Washington DC and travel in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. I was inside three different banks and learned a lot about the banking system and banking regulation. The people were incredible mentors.
What I wish was different
I had a little bit more down-time in the office than I would have liked.
Advice
Consider the FDIC! This is an often overlooked opportunity.
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Financial Management Scholar
May - August 2019 • Grand Rapids, MI
What I liked
There was a lot of opportunity to travel (including training in Washington DC), it paid well, and many of the employees were helpful and pleasant to work with.
What I wish was different
Some weeks between exams are very slow and there is not always a lot of meaningful work that the interns can do. I wish that those times had been spent doing things that were not busy work.
Advice
This internship will give you a lot of exposure to banks, banking regulations, as well as what it is like to work for the government.
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Financial Management Intern (Public Sector)
June - August 2019 • Foxborough, MA
What I liked
Work performed, level of independence, level of involvement, interacting with bank management, great hours, training
What I wish was different
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Financial Management Scholar
May - August 2019 • Princeton, IL
What I liked
The amount of real work I did was awesome. I truly felt like my work mattered. I traveled to 5 different banks over the summer to examine them and they flew us interns out to Washington, DC for two weeks as well.
What I wish was different
Nothing. This internship was overall really amazing.
Advice
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Ask as many questions as you possibly can so you can get the most out of the internship experience.
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Financial Institution Intern
May - August 2019 • Wichita, KS
What I liked
I liked that it was relevant experience in the banking industry. It wasn't a teller position at a bank. Not much is gained from that. This internship allowed you to do the same job that experiences examiners have been doing for 20 years. You learn so much about the laws and regulations that banks have to follow and it was cool to enforce them.
What I wish was different
I wish there would have been goals to meet throughout the summer.
Advice
I would advise anyone who is interested in banking to try and work for the FDIC first. This will help you so much to understand why banks do things the way that they do and will give you a leg up on anyone else.
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Risk Management Intern
September 2017 • San Francisco, CA
What I liked
Great flexible. Amazing benefits even as an intern. Lots of opportunities to grow and learn.
What I wish was different
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Pathways Trainee
May - August 2018 • Columbia, SC
What I liked
The 40 hour work weeks and the constant traveling
What I wish was different
It got boring on hand and there was only one other intern
Advice
I wish I asked more questions to learn more
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Economic Analysis and Research Intern
May 2017 • Atlanta, GA
What I liked
This internship provided me with the foundation to analytical skills using Microsoft Excel. The team I had the opportunity to work with was completely supportive and helpful throughout the entire internship and made it a priority to make sure that I was understanding specific trends.
What I wish was different
The only thing that I wish would have been different was a consistent flow of tasks and projects. Sometimes I found myself with nothing to work on. However during times like this, I went to my supervisor's office to sit in on analysis she was conducting.
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Program Assistant
June - August 2018 • Arlington County, VA
What I liked
Absolutely everything. It proved my gut instinct that I am. at-heart. a public servant. I specifically worked in the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) in which I was treated respectfully and I still keep in touch with many of my former coworkers. The work itself was business-related in terms of data and trend analysis in regard to diversity and inclusion efforts. Additionally, I was prompted to think outside-the-box. In this sense, I had room to be creative.
What I wish was different
That I could've stayed longer.
Advice
To say 'yes' although may not know the terrain. You're encouraged to ask questions as an intern - learn every moment.
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Student Trainee
May 2018 • Arlington County, VA
What I liked
The corporation is very diversed and people are very nice here.
I am an INTP immigrant type and would normally have curiosity that sometimes could be difficult for people to understand my point, but I receive a very open-minded from people at FDIC.
What I wish was different
I thought about NVCC Academic Success Center, while I was training. I used to be a tutor at ASC, where I discovered the reason why people don’t always understand the same thing they heard. I wish FDIC explore to students(and people) lerning styles and apply them here. I will do and hopefully, they would impliment it.
Advice
I would encourage all students, especially those who are not native English speakers. Getting an internship, has a lot of benefits to your long term career. FDIC is self-funded organization created by Congress. We are very powerful in term of stablize the economy. You will be exposed to your areas of interest, learn about them and you’ll learn about yourself as well. In order to get better at something, the most effective way is using it. So, my knowledge and experiences from my oversea and private companies exposed to something different, more time to reduce my resundency. My English improve very fast with just be in the environment. Finally, you know what you get, but don’t forget to give it back! Work really hard even if your work is not perfect, but when you go home “just only you know” that you already did your best, be happy about it quietly.
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Division of Consumer Protection - Student Trainee
June - September 2018 • Baton Rouge, LA
What I liked
What I enjoyed most was being a part of the Division of Consumer Protection. The FDIC has multiple branches within the corporation, but I took pride in examining banks to verify consumers were not being taken advantage of.
What I wish was different
I wish I would have had a chance to also intern with the division of Risk Management and Soundness. Unlike consumer protection, RMS is more focused on the financial health of an institution.
Advice
One piece of advice I would share is to network and be involved with the CSUSB a community. I obtained my internship because I use most of the resources offered to me, especially those that the career center has to offer. Throughout my entire internship, I was grateful to the staff that helped me get to where I was this past summer.
