Summer Placement Review

by Mercer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Really varied and challenging. Learned a lot about the industry. The team gave me a lot of resposibility but also a lot of support.

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

    • My colleagues took the time to teach me how use different specialist applications, explain how specific areas of the business work as well as gave me career advise and guidance.

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

    • My career options were discussed with me on numerous occasions with a lot of advise and honest feedback concerning different areas of company business lines.

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

    • I always had something to do, so the work load was well-managed!

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

    • Quite a lot, for instance I was translating client documents, and on the basis of my translations, the team advised the client!

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

    • Great on-the-job training with the staff being very helpful. Only one skills-based half-day training session however.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and relaxed. I got to know the whole team over the course of my internship. This was great to get your name out there and known.

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

    • Well organised without any issues. HR team was very helpful and tranferred my application according to their vacancies and my request.

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

    • Perhaps not direct investment, but the company did contribute a lot to my career development through helpful advice and discussions

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

    • Subsidised Canteen
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Market leader with great reputation for supporting trainee actuaries through their qualification. They tend to offer people grad jobs following their placements.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was good, however it was a bit more difficult for me as I was the only intern in my team. But non the less if you wanted to get involved the co-workers were very friendly

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

    • Central london is expensive especially zone 1 and if you want to live by yourself. You should look online to find some flat mates and consider living a little out of central and doing a bit of a commute.

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

    • London has amazing night life but it is a little expensive so you cant be partying every night or every weekend.

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

    • There were several events and the team had organised leaving drinks for me, which was very nice of them.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

March 2013

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