Actuarial Summer Internship Review
by PwC
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
- 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Overview
As an intern we had 1.5 weeks of training from firm-wide level down to our specific area of work. We then were assigned onto projects, depending on what we had said our interests were. In these projects we were working with teams on live work.
Skills
I have developed my skills in R and Excel and learnt a lot about the area of Cyber Risk. I have also learnt a lot about the world of work and developed by personal and professional skills/
Responsibilities
Yes! I got to produce work that will likely be used or adapted by the PwC teams.
Support & Guidance
I felt very supported without but also challenged in my work which was a great balance. We had a buddy to support us throughout the internship and on all our projects we had people we could ask questions and get help if we needed it.
Culture
A great company culture with strong values. The general atmosphere was very welcoming. There was time for socials and everyone was happy to give time to chat to you or catch up about their work.
Your Impressions
It was great experience and I really enjoyed it, I would love to work for PwC.
Yes
Go for it! Put your preparation into the application, make sure you research the role and that it is something you are interested and passionate about. Be yourself in the application process and give it a shot! You never know what doors might open up for you for your future career!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
London
August 2021
