Actuarial Intern Review

by WTW

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Interesting work, friendly office.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • We were all working on useful projects.

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

    • Always happy to answer my questions.

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

    • Given one specific project to work on for 6 weeks. This was ideal as you could clearly manage your team and see what you had achieved and was far better than constantly having to ask different colleagues for work to do.

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

    • Given specific responsibility for seeing an important project through to conclusion.

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

    • Just generally working on my project meant that I picked up a lot of knowledge about insurance.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and relaxed, dress code is business casual and we had "dress down" Fridays.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Organised very well by HR, good communication etc. They perhaps need to work on preparing the manager's in the office more for our arrival.

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

    • Lots of time spent with my manager teaching me about insurance, we also had training days in other offices and were able to attend some software training sessions.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

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

    • Fingers crossed!

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • People go to lunch in groups all the time, and often a large group goes to the pub together on Friday lunchtime and after work. There were good exam results socials and also sports competitions with other offices.

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

    • Standard south London.

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

    • We only went to pubs.

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

    • Socials and sports clubs.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

July 2012

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