Summer Student Review

I have had a fantastic time getting to know everyone at Barnett Waddingham. I have learnt useful skills, had valuable experiences and made some wonderful friends.

Everyone at Barnett Waddingham is supportive and welcoming. I was instantly made to feel as though I was part of the team. No question is silly, and everyone goes out of their way to help. In general, everyone is friendly and helpful.

When I arrived at Barnett Waddingham, I was given a mentor who met with me for coffee and offered to help me with any problems I might have. She was supportive, friendly and extremely helpful. I was also given feedback twice in the eight weeks I was there, so that I could keep on top of what I was doing well and what could be improved.

I was busy every day at Barnett Waddingham. Not only did I get to help regularly with Client work, I was also given several tasks and challenges to complete across the eight weeks, which meant I was never short of something to do.

I was given more responsibility than I expected. I was able to help out with client work and to see a few projects through from start to finish.

I hope to work as an actuary after graduation, so the training I have received at Barnett Waddingham will be extremely useful. I have learnt technical terms, different techniques and my excel has improved no end. I have also gained organisational, team-working and many more personal skills in a short space of time. Thank you Barnett Waddingham!

The atmosphere was always friendly, welcoming and kind. When I arrived, everyone in the team made sure to introduce themselves to me, and every day people would go out of their way to make me feel included. Barnett Waddingham is the sort of environment which makes you feel at home.

The internship was extremely well structured, with training sessions, exercise, regular feedback and opportunities to get involved with different practice areas.

The company invested a lot of time and effort into my training and development. I attended training sessions regularly, and got feedback on exercises, as well as general feedback.

I would love to work at Barnett Waddingham again. The team I was working with were wonderful and I enjoyed every day.

The summer students all interacted well from the start. I have made good friends in my time here, and have enjoyed getting to know the summer students as well as my other colleagues.

Most social activities with work were cheap, mainly socials were held at the office.

The nightlife is the London nightlife. I did not really go out in the area I was working in.

Yes. From sport, to quizzes there was at least one social event on almost every week. They were fun and a good opportunity to meet people.