Work Experience Review

by WTW

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Rating

2.7/5
  • The Role
    2.4
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Work was very tedious, sort of data inputting or pointless work they made up on the spot that won't ever be useful to anyone

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

    • Everyone was really nice and helpful :)

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

    • Everyone sat down and explained their job to you in detailed, and were happy to answer any sort of questions or just have a nice little chat with you about working life :)

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

    • No real work was set aside for us, so you ended up just doing little pathetic type jobs or twiddling your thumbs for quite a while

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Again, the structure of the program wasn't beneficial that you didn't get any sort of meaningful work, you did seem to just be in the way a little bit

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • IT was really good to just be in a office, and see what things are like. Will definitely help with interviews and to hit the ground running on a proper job

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone just wanted to get their work done, which is good, but there wasn't many jokes or giggles being enjoyed in the office

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Terrible, it was really poorly structured that meant you suffered alot since there was no work for you to do, people were forced into doing presentations last minute and spent most of it on their blackberries and wouldn't take any questions

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • You know so much more about the actuarial world after these sort of programs

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It was good, you learnt all about the different departments and general interview tips to help you get through the recruitment stages

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yeah, but in clusters. Some people seem to be good friends, while being oblivious to those sitting around them.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London, so was always going to be really expensive!!

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London - so many clubs, bars, and things to do. Who wouldn't love working in London?

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

    • Not really, though people did seem to go to the pub on Fridays in teams

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Actuary, Banking

London

October 2012

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