Actuarial Intern Review

by Aviva

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Really good, first experience of proper actuarial work and loved it

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

    • Everyone was so nice, I got taken out for a meal on my first day and from then on everyone was so friendly

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

    • Loads, everything could be explained as much as I wanted and everyone else in the team was happy to help if I needed it

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

    • Really good balance, had significant amount of work to do but also time to relax/day dream :)

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was doing some pretty important calculations and reports that were just getting sent out

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

    • Really good -- application of academic skills to commercial projects

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed, everyone joked and talked about the latest football game

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

    • Structured really well, everyone was expecting me, I had a load of work already been set aside from me and then little interesting ad hoc projects

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

    • Everyone sat down and talked ot me about their career paths, so I could find out the best career path for me, there was lots of training too put on my the firm

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • Got a job :)

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yeah everyone use to go for regular pub trips

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

    • Really cheap compared to London!

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

    • Norwich has a decent city feel, but it's not London...

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

    • Pub trips, its more of a case of making friends in the firm and then doing your own thing with them

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

East of England

November 2012

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