HRS Actuarial Review
by PwC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.7
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The Company
4.7
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed the work I was doing during the internship. My team tried hard to make sure I got a wide variety of work so I could get a good understanding of what would be involved in the graduate scheme.
I definitely felt valued by the team and eveyone was great about giving positive feedback as well as development points.
During the internship I was allocated a 'buddy' who was a recent graduate, as well as a more senior People Manager. My buddy was so helpful when I had, what felt like, stupid questions and my People Manager was also very approachable. I had 3 meeting with him over 6 weeks to discuss my progress.
My team were very good at making sure I had enough work to do, but always checked I had the capacity to take more on. They were very good about clearly letting me know what deadlines I had to meet. There was only one day in my final week when I didn't have much to do but even then there was lots of online training which I could work through.
I was pleasantly surprised about how much responsibility I was given during the internship. I drafted reports and carried out calculation work which were then checked by a Manager.
I gained a lot of confidence during the application process and the internship and learned a lot about working in such a professional environment. My Excel skills were dramatically improved and some of the calculations I learned will be useful in the future.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office was very friendly while still being professional. My team and I went out for lunch during my first week as well as on my last day so I felt very welcome.
We had residential training at the start of the internship which was useful and broke us into the office environment more gently. When I was in the office, I felt like colleagues knew about the internship process so knew how much work they could give me.
Like I said above, the residential training was really useful. When I was in the office, if someone was giving me work, they were happy to spend time breifing me thoroughly on it and very happy to answer questions.
Company Parties/Events
The Culture
The other interns were great and we met for lunch most days and it was nice to hear how they were getting on. We went out for drinks after work a couple of times during the internship.
Average
There was the opportunity to play hockey or football with colleagues but I don't play either so unfortunately there wasn't for me.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
Scotland
October 2012
