Actuarial Intern Review

by Grant Thornton

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I didn't find the work challenging at all. I was mostly given very basic office work

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • 4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • They were always ther when I needed them and very approachable

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Occasionally there was a shortage of work

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was never given work of any real importance

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Improved my presentation skills and business/commercial awareness

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very relaxed and friendly

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Lack of structure, not really much work set out for you, you just have to go round the office and ask

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were given a few presentations on the different lines of work actuaries get involved with, I got given some modelling work but never really felt I was learning all that much. I think learnt very little considering the internship was 6 weeks long

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Easy to get involved with all the different aspects of Actuarial work, I don't think there are any work place politics to stop people progressing and they give you a lot of study support towards your exams

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We went out for quite a few team lunches and drinks after work once or twice

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Wouldn't really know didn't go out in London that much

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not much

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2012

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