Actuarial Trainee Review

by WTW

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Both the work and the culture of the company were really enjoyable

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

    • Everyone respects you, especially when you start producing work, and the atmosphere is really nice.

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

    • Help is always there if you ask for it but there's a lot of free space to be able to actually get on with work

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

    • It's a typical consultancy environment - sometimes it is manic and at other times there's not much to do.

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

    • You start being charged out to clients pretty quickly and get the opportunity to work on some pretty big things.

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

    • I learned a lot about excel. It's entirely up to you what you make of the placement; the opportunities are there if you want to take them.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It depends what area you're in and how many people are around (holiday season) but I enjoyed it.

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

    • The office-coordinated aspects were very well arranged but the nationwide HR stuff wasn't particularly great

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

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Last year 5/6 were offered a job. Waiting to hear in a week or two

    4/5

    The Culture

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

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

    • It's the south so pretty expensive... It helps that others very often buy drinks for you though

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

    • There's one club... The pub scene is pretty good though.

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

    • Almost something going on every night...

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

South East

July 2014

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