Risk Consulting & Software intern Review

by WTW

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed the placement - I found the work interesting and the office a really great place to work

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

    • Everyone was really friendly and as interns we were invited to lots of events that were being organised

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The support abnd guidance was really good. Everyone was really helpful when I asked questions and no one seemed to mind if I didn't understand something or if I need instructions repeated

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

    • It varied from day to day but I could have perhaps had a little more work towards the end of the placement when things were winding down

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I felt I was was given time to get on with my task and then when I was finished someone would check it.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I definately feel I learnt a lot, both on a technical level (ie learning much more about the industry and different software) and about working in a proffesional environment

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was friendly, but it did get a bit quiet when all the students were on study days

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The internship was very well organised, we were given intern projects to work on in between our day to day work and all the interns across the uk met up 3 times during the internship

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

    • My supervisors took a lot of time explaining how the industry worked, there were several induction days and we even invited to lunch with some senior members of the company so we could find out about the work at a senior level

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I was offered a job as were the other three interns in my office

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The were a lot of events that involved free food and drink. The grads would also invite us if they had planned any events outside work or if they were all going out to lunch

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

    • London was fairly expensive - but luckily at any of the company events people would buy the interns drinks

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

    • the area I was working was mainly offices and so didn't have much of a night life but London in general has a great nightlife

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were quite a few sporting events and also there were celebration drinks for qualifications & promotions

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

London

August 2011

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