Summer Student – Actuarial & Investment Review

by Barnett Waddingham LLP

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • From day one we get involved in client work -- calculating transfer values, writing investment monitoring reports, etc.

    Skills

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

    • Excel skills, actuarial and investment skills

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • We worked on client work from the beginning which was nice as we were given a reasonable amount of responsibility.

  • 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 had two mentors and two supervisors

  • 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?

    • Company culture is great - everyone is lovely, including the more senior partners. Lots of social events run with good turnout.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • Really enjoyed my placement

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Barnett Waddingham LLP

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Barnett Waddingham LLP to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Barnett Waddingham LLP

    • Research the role of an actuary as this is a common interview question

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

West Midlands

August 2024

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