Actuarial Private Summer Student Review
by Hymans Robertson
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 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 Hymans Robertson
- 7. Would you recommend Hymans Robertson to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Hymans Robertson
Overview
- Given work from client teams such as funding updates, quarterly cashflows, transfer value calculations - A lot of work done involves the handling of Excel spreadsheets & functions - Sometimes VBA macros were employed in Excel - Drafting of pension scheme member newsletters and other documents - Use of Hymans internal systems to project, visualise and update pension scheme data - Group project was to update learning and development materials - Learning of actuarial concepts within pension sphere
Skills
- Developed presentation and professional networking skills - Improved Excel and VBA proficiency - Learnt how to handle/organise an ever-changing stream of work - Learnt how to use Hymans internal systems - Learnt actuarial methods and concepts
Responsibilities
Yes, we were expected to have client-critical tasks finished by certain deadlines. We were given meaningful work
Support & Guidance
Everyone at the firm, with various levels of seniority, was incredibly helpful and friendly - you really could ask anyone for guidance and they would try their best to assist you. You were also allocated a 'buddy' and a people manager as your personal liaison for any issues, personal or professional.
Culture
Company culture is relaxed and friendly, but focused on producing a high standard of work.
Your Impressions
Very much so - couldn't have asked for a kinder company. The experience was immensely educational and I met lots of wonderful people.
Yes
Make sure you really show off your technical skills in your CV. Also include a couple pieces of evidence that you are social, kind and team player.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
Scotland
August 2024
