Actuarial intern Review

I really enjoyed the internship. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. I felt I gained a good insight of the trainee actuary role and what it is like to work at Hymans Robertson.

All team members were appreciative and very helpful. When people gave me work they always took the time to explain it thoroughly and were willing to help if I had any difficulties completing it.

I felt very supported throughout the internship. I was assigned a intern manager who I met with on a weekly basis for a catch up. I also had a project manager who I met with regularly to discuss the progress of my project and any issues I had.

At first I wasn't very busy but this was expected. With time I was given more work from the team and a project to complete meaning I always had something to do. The workload was never overwhelming and team members who gave me work always made sure I had time to complete it.

I was given an appropriate amount of responsibility. All work had a doer, checker, reviewer system. As a doer all the work I completed was checked.

My knowledge of pensions has significantly increased throughout the internship which will be extremely helpful in my future career. My project also helped develop my Excel skills which is an important skill for this career.

The atmosphere in the office was very friendly and welcoming. Everyone was extremely helpful and made me feel like part of the team.

The internship was very well organised. Before starting I was emailed a document outlining dates for training and my presentation. I was assigned a people manager so any queries I had throughout the internship were always quickly answered.

I felt like Hymans Robertson invested a lot into the internship which allowed me to experience what being a graduate in the company is like. I was invited to multiple Skype training sessions which were very interesting and allowed me to learn about other areas of the business. A lot of my learning was from doing work for team members who always explained it in detail and were happy to help with any queries I had.

Hymans Robertson seems like a great place to work. When speaking with graduates they all felt supported and were happy working there. I think the environment and level of support Hymans Robertson offers to its graduates is extremely important in developing and is therefore very appealing for future employment.

There was end of month drinks and other events such as a night at the races. My colleagues also often arranged drinks after work.

Edinburgh is reasonable for both living costs and socialising

The office is located in central Edinburgh so there is a lot of bar/clubs near by.

There was social events such as a trip to the races and end of month drinks. Although I didn't take part I am aware there is sporting activities such as football.