Summer Actuarial retirement intern Review

by Mercer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

    • Varied and interesting work as well working with friendly and approachable people all keen to help you learn. Office in a nice area.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Was given a variety of work and plenty to do by colleagues.

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

    • Everyone was keen to help out and answer any questions.

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

    • Very busy, lots to do, always a long to do list!

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

    • Basically given similar work to recent graduates and you were treated just like another employee, so yes good level of responsibility.

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

    • Definitely improve my mathematical ability with all the hand calc and I am sure that will help when I go back to university

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly, approachable, inclusive.

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

    • Once I got to the office it was well set up, however applying and the interview process was very long and not particularly well organised. I applied in November and didn't hear anything till May, filling out all the onboarding forms seemed over complicated, especially the background check which took a long time as obviously as a student you don't have 5 years employment history for them to check!

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Definitely helped me to develop and gave me the appropriate training.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing, I would very much like to work for this company after graduating if it was offered.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Was one of only two interns in my office and the other was in a different department and very busy and there was no social scene with other interns.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived at home for the placement so it wasn't expensive for me.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not great

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

    • a few, there was a once a week running club

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

South East

August 2016

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