Actuarial Technical Team Summer Intern Review

by Hymans Robertson

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Mainly involved in work requests from the client team, involving using software to update assumptions about clients. A lot of excel/Exodus( the company software for client information) was used. Worked on a summer intern project which was presented at the end of the internship.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • This internship has greatly developed my teamwork/communication skills, technical skills, confidence and also helped me gain a great insight into the actuarial career


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

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, after the first couple weeks we were given responsibility of the work we were doing and having meetings with different members within the company about the work. This was a great experience to have been given so much independence.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The support offered by colleagues was incredible, everyone was so kind and helpful and answered questions whenever asked.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It's a very friendly, laid back yet hard-working environment. The office is very welcoming and everyone is very friendly.


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

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed the internship, it was a great experience and a fantastic introduction to the actuarial world.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Hymans Robertson
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Hymans Robertson to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Hymans Robertson
  • Be yourself; it's great to get an internship but you want to make sure that you actually align with the companies values and will enjoy your time here and fit in well.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Scotland

August 2023


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