Actuarial intern Review

by abrdn

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I help my team perform valuable analysis that is used to assist management in their decision making and guides the business forward

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I have developed my communication and presentation skills as I put together information packs to present to my team. This requires initiative and creative thinking to put complicate ideas into simple, easier to understand terms

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes. I was given my own tasks that I was completely responsible for. I have to manage my own time and set deadlines as well as set up meetings with co-workers throughout the business when I wasn't sure where to go next

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received plenty of support from my team. Being in the office means I am always surrounded by experienced staff who are always willing to answers any of my questions

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The company had a very open culture. As an intern I got to speak to senior management and the CEO of the business. There is a vast amount of support from co-workers and people are always willing to make time for you when you have questions

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed my time at abrdn. I made friends with the other interns and my team and learned valuable skills that will help me in my career in the future

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at abrdn

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn

    • Do your research on the company. Be proactive and open to new experiences. Always be ready to learn new things

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Scotland

July 2023

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