Cat Modelling Intern Review

by Hiscox

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    1.7
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • The team was really nice but the work was really boring

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was treated like any other employee, but was given help whenever I needed it

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

    • Things were not explained well by my manager, and it was a case of having to ask friends within the firm to help me out

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Was worked reallly hard. It was a case of if people had alot of work on that day they would shift it onto me so I had to stay late

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

    • With work handed down, it was a case of any graduates job and they would jsut get me to finalise the report/calculations and send it off, so this work was really important actually

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Since I had so much work on, I learnt so much

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was too quiet for me, no1 really joked around or anything everyone just tapped away at computers

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I was just dropped into the team and hit the ground running. There wasn't any signficant training or anything to help me out

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There wasn't any training at all!! I did learn alot though by just working on the job

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • International Travel

    Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Have to apply for the graduate scheme from scratch, but will have an advantage

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • I made friends and we use to go out and do our own thing

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive!

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London is awesome!

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

    • Not at all, no firm related after hours events were helded

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

London

November 2012

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