Actuarial Intern Review

by abrdn

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • enjoyed it thoroughly, stimulating, and helped confirm my desire to become an actuary.

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

    • Welcomed and made to feel part of the team, included in the associated tasks that were required of me.

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

    • Helped me from te very start, giving me an overview of the company and their various roles and continued in their support for me.

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

    • Had a good balance between major long term taks and smaller ad-hc requests. Alway felt like there was work to be done, and never felt pressured by the work load to the extent of it being unsustainable.

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

    • Involved in helping develop tools used on a daily basis, and with this there was responsibility in the fact that these were being used by all members of the department.

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

    • the computer knowledge VBA and Excel mainly will be skills that can be transfered to any company

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • good atmosphere created a nice environment for work.

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

    • larger projects and smaller ones meant that at all times there was something to be getting on with which you knew would feed into more and more things.

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

    • invested a lot in terms of time and effort in giving me the knowledge and skill set required to carry out the role.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • hopefully coming through the internship feeling like I have made a difference will mean that a job is offered at the end. Talking to most people it seems as if it is much more uncommon that people are not offered a job - seeing as to get on the intership the assessment is the same as the graduate role.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • everyone got on really well, lots of things were organised which made it very enjoyable.

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

    • cheaper than my student home which is in London, so seemed very cheap, although over festial period touristy areas had inflated prices.

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

    • good, especially around the festival time, but seemed a lot smaller and less lively than London.

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

    • Witht eh festival there was loads to do at all times after work

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Scotland

August 2011

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