Summer Internship Review
by abrdn
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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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 abrdn
- 7. Would you recommend abrdn to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to abrdn
Overview
Working in data analytics completing and interactive dashboard of risk events and issues occurring within the company. While also setting up and attending on 1 and group meetings with people in order to learn more about what they do.
Skills
SQL coding, Power BI, developed my existing skills in regards to excel, Power Automate, Working with larger databases, working and interacting (soft skills) in an office environment.
Responsibilities
Full responsibility to complete my own project to a deadline that me and my manager have discussed that feels challenging yet achievable. Also the responsibility to contact other people within the business to set up meetings with them in order to network and broaden my understanding of the business.
Support & Guidance
Several training programs to follow in order to get to grips with the new software. Once I had completed those I always had help if I encountered a problem if I asked for it.
Culture
Helpful, friendly. Everyone was willing to have a chat and help you out.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed the internship. It provided me with a valuable insight into how abrdn work as a company and the industry as a whole. The culture was great and everyone was happy too meet with me and help me with any questions I had,
Yes
Make sure to show your enthusiasm with everything you do. Your application right the way through to the internship and ask lots of questions
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Insurance & Risk Management
Scotland
July 2024
