Summer Student Review
by Barnett Waddingham LLP
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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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 Barnett Waddingham LLP
- 7. Would you recommend Barnett Waddingham LLP to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Barnett Waddingham LLP
Overview
During my 8 weeks at Barnett Waddingham I worked alongside the Actuarial Consulting and Investment Consulting teams. No two days were the same; I was always challenged with new and interesting work and by over the 8 weeks I really felt I had added value to the team. My day-to-day involved mainly client work, along with some meetings and other smaller non-client projects specifically for the interns.
Skills
I feel like I knew nothing coming into the job, and during my time there I learnt a lot. There was lots of time to work on my technical skills, such as Excel, which have improved massively. However, I think my softer skills developed a lot during the 8 weeks. I had the opportunity to work on skills such as presenting and working in a team.
Responsibilities
From the first week I was given real client work to do which made me feel like a valuable member of the team. The interns were also given the responsibility of organising a social for the end of the internship which turned out a success.
Support & Guidance
The whole team were very approachable and I felt I could ask them anything, no matter how silly some of the questions were! At no point did they make me feel like a hinderance, and the office was always busy so there were plenty of people willing to offer their help. Everyone acknowledged that they were once in my shoes, so they were great at supporting me throughout.
Culture
The work-life balance was better than I could've imagined. Everyone was easy to get along with and there is always a nice atmosphere in the office. Outside of the office there is always another social to look forward to. During my time there were company netball and football tournaments, as well as a social at the end of my 8 weeks.
Your Impressions
I had a great time and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in a career in actuarial/investment work, or to anyone who isn't fully sure yet!
Yes
If you're not sure what an Actuary does, don't stop this from letting you apply since that's what the internship is for. In your application make sure to show why Barnett Waddingham appeals to you so your application doesn't look like a template
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
West Midlands
September 2023
