Women in Business Actuarial Insight Programme Review

by PwC

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Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Business Insight
    4.7
  • Culture
    4.7
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • The programme consisted of various interactive training sessions within the RMS Actuarial division of PWC, and the opportunity to meet various people one-to-one within PWC, from grads to senior directors, in scheduled meetings as well as in a networking social event organised by PWC.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Definitely - I've gained a lot of new knowledge and insight into the RMS Actuarial division at PWC, and learned a lot about what the job actually entails. It's also helped me to push myself to speak more and express my thoughts in front of large groups.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • Really insightful - didn't realise there were so many different paths and roles available, and the variety of work within the division.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Friendly, inclusive, and quite relaxed - everyone made an effort to interact with each other.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Probably one of my favourites so far - lovely culture. Gained a lot of knowledge and insight, and everyone on the programme was really friendly and approachable. Also really appreciate the amount of effort they went to to provide us with a good programme experience - pwc laptops loaned to us and free merch were a plus!


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC
  • Do plenty of research and try to be motivated and enthusiastic during interviews.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Actuary

London

July 2021


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