Actuary Intern Review

by abrdn

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

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

    • I have two projects that i am working on along side completing any team work set to me. Which involves doing checks on others work making sure there isn't any errors and compiling lists of names from numbers for others not on the team

    Skills

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

    • I have developed a strong foundation in excel and power BI. Using VBA code in excel as well as general formula work to further bolster my skills

  • 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?

    • I was given the responsibility to work on some larger accounts and firms doing general work for the team. I wasn't given full responsibility as that work lay with the fully trained actuaries.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • I received lots of support and guidance directly from my line manager. Also i had the chance to meet people working in every aspect and position level in the business including the CEO which gave me valuable insight into the entire business

  • 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 culture was very welcoming and friendly. Everyone would make time for you if you wanted to speak to them. There was a little bit of distaste for the current ongoings in the office as there was a recent office move

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 3/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I enjoyed my internship very much as it gave me the chance to experience the industry from the inside and see what an actuary does day to day as well as the future career paths that I can pursue

  • 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

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?

    • Yes

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

    • Be yourself and try round yourself out as much as possible in all aspects of work life. This involves trying lots of new skills and making sure you can be a person that people enjoy talking to and spending time with

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Scotland

August 2024

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