Investment/Actuarial Intern 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
Completing client work set by junior members of the team in various business areas, attending training sessions to learn about concepts within investment/actuarial work, and completing student exercises set such as presentations or letter writing exercises.
Skills
I have learnt many new skills throughout my internship. I have learn lots of skills through the use of excel and other analytical work as well as improving professional communication skills through writing letter for members or attending meetings. I have also participated in many social events with the office and have really enjoyed building good relationships with people in my team.
Responsibilities
I was surprised a the amount of responsibility I was given within my internship. I got to complete lots of client work and was also given the opportunity to sit in on multiple client meetings which I found very interesting.
Support & Guidance
I was given lots of support throughout my internship. The team were always happy to help if I ever I had an issue with any work I was completing and always tried to explain things in a way I could understand. We also had many training sessions which guided us through our internship.
Culture
The general atmosphere within the office was extremely friendly with everyone been polite and supportive the whole time I was in the office.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my internship a lot and would definitely recommend anyone to consider applying in future. They were extremely supportive and cared a lot about your development.
Yes
I would always advise anyone going through the interview process to be yourself and jump into any work/opportunities available.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
South West
August 2024
