Intern (Actuarial Pensions) Review
by PwC
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
- 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Overview
First week: Induction, learning and training. Second week: Getting to know the team, working on internship project and helping out with some small tasks for the team, e.g. working on Excel spreadsheets, drafting Powerpoint slides. Third week: Same as second week + wrap-up of internship and close.
Skills
I have improved my communication skills greatly, and it has been an opportunity to develop my network. I have also improved my technical skills, learning new tips and tricks on Excel. I have been able to gain an insight into the actuarial role at PwC and the technical (and non-technical) requirements.
Responsibilities
I think this time period was generally fairly quiet for the team, so it was not overly busy. I was not given much responsibility, therefore, but I was still able to sit in on relevant meetings and gain some client exposure.
Support & Guidance
There was lots of support throughout - everyone was very happy to answer any questions and look out for some work that I could do. There were also plenty of catch-up meetings to check up on how I was doing, to make sure everything was going well.
Culture
Excellent - I felt that everyone was very welcoming and friendly, and I didn't feel like I was an annoyance even when I was asking lots of questions. There was a very supportive atmosphere which greatly enhanced the overall experience.
Your Impressions
It was overall a very enjoyable experience as I was able to learn a lot of new things and meet lots of new people. However, at times there was little to do besides going over learning materials on the elearning site, even after asking around for work.
Yes
Try to be as open as possible - try to express your strengths and be an active participant in group discussions. Coming across as friendly and approachable will also help
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
South East
July 2021
