Actuarial Consulting Summer Intern Review

by WTW

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Great office, all extremely sociable and lots of interesting work to do.

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

    • Genuinely feel of use every day.

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

    • Everybody is happy to help, even very senior team members.

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

    • Varies with some days being busy and other not so much. The student project is a great piece of work to get on with when client work is quiet so I've never been bored. Seems that interns in the Birmingham office have been exposed to a lot more client work than other offices which I've enjoyed so far.

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

    • I've worked on a number of client projects so quite a lot

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Finally able to apply a lot of the concepts taught in Economics to the real world especially discounting, interpolation, compounding and inflation to name but a few.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very professional atmosphere in the office, as expected, but everybody is sociable and keen to do things after work

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely well organised, never in doubt as to what I am supposed to be doing or where I'm supposed to be.

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

    • Huge investment, lots of training and exposure to client work plus good pay

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Excellent placement, hope I've impressed enough to be offered a job.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • 5 a side football, work drinks and clubbing, nice lunches. Small office but still a good social scene.

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

    • It's Birmingham so cheap compared to London but not as cheap as other locations.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Office is in Brindley place so a huge selection of nice bars on the doorstep. Gatecrasher is a 5 minute walk as are a number of other nightclubs.

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

    • 5 a side football, work drinks, there's a summer party coming up and other sporting activities are arranged regularly

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

July 2012

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