Risk Consulting and Software Trainee Actuary Review

by WTW

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Overall this was an excellent internship and I thouroughly enjoyed the experience

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was really friendly and I felt the work I was doing was truly appreciated by the people that gave it me. You also have a chance to spend time with them outside of office hours, where you get to know everyone much better/

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Although only rated 7, that doesn't mean I think it was bad. The supervisors gave me enough information to get started, however they wanted me to learn as much as possible so they made sure they didn't spoonfeed me.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I think there was one day in the six weeks where I struggled to find something to do, but overall there was the perfect balance of work - enough to keep me busy and get a breadth of knowledge, but not so much that it overwhelmed me

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a variety of projects that was solely my responsibilty. For the first 3 weeks I worked on a document for the company that directly immpacted on one of there software packages. Personally I did not interact with any client work, but I know many interns that did.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I greatly improved my excel skiils (I thought I was good at excel until the internship!) which will be very helpful for the future (however not necessarily degree level. Do to the nature of the profession it is hard to learn actuarial skills in the six weeks (as the graduates take exams in them) which would apply to university, however it has given me an insight to the types of degree modules I should be taking next year

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone is easily approachable, and talking does occur in the office. However it can be relatively quiet (to allow for work) and each desk has low walls which, although making it much easier to concentrate, can make the atmosphere a bit quieter. However there are often cakes and foodstuffs brought in!

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Overall it was excellently set up, there wasn't much waiting time with regards to the assessment stages, and throughout the six weeks I felt that the whole placement was well organised

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had three induction days (one at the start, middle and end) to keep track of how things were going, and to put you at ease - especially on the first day. The RCS team had a further training day on the first Tuesday to help us get to grips with specifics. Everytime we underwent a new project, the project supervisor took time out to check what we were doing.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We often went out for drinks events, and meals

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was very expensive! However that's London for you, I was staying in student halls in Central London which proved very expensive. However TW offered to subsidise accommodation expensive. Also there were sprisingly (relatively) cheap places to get hot lunch

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Any Nightlife you like is available in London!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The amount of opportunities were amazing. There were many drinks evenings, including celebrating the exam drinks (many of these involved in us getting free drinks from colleagues!). I also played cricket, went to Zoo lates, and compete in the Corporate Games - something which was a personal highlight

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

London

August 2011

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