Actuarial trainee, student role Review

by Mercer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • My internship has inspired me to want to work for Mercer in the future, I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

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

    • Friendly yet professional colleagues. Socialising outside of work and during Friday lunchtimes helped me to get to know everyone better.

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

    • excellent support but left room for me to show using my initiative. Always happy to help when I had questions and feedback on how I was doing/ what they could improve for me etc.

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

    • Busy most of the time but some small breaks. Variety of work and different taks made being busy bearable and having a few slower periods helped out too.

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

    • Was given tasks to do which were sometimes beyond internship role which was good! I was able to send out calculations I had done to the clients personally and answer any questions they had personally.

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

    • Brilliant skills learnt, particularly for the world of work after university. More aimed at beyond university, which is good. A few skills such as presentations etc which can be used for uni work.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Plenty of opportunities to get involved, particularly with olympic-themed challenges between teams. Great atmosphere.

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

    • Good intoductory training at the beginning of the internship and various training throughout, thought out well according to time spent in the work so far, i.e. appropriately placed.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lots of training/ online tasks to do, similar to Graduate training. So looked after on the same level as employees with regards to personal development.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Want to work for them, since have not finished placement yet the "job with them" situation hasn't come up yet

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Often went out for lunch on a friday and a few social events after work, particularly to celebrate exam results etc.

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

    • Very cheap. I was commuting rather than living, however commuting was cheap- just long.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • so far so good!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Offered to come to any events being heold outside of work and asked to come back for future events if wished.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

West Midlands

August 2012

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