Actuarial Intern Review
by abrdn
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
3.1
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
4.5
- 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
Really good! Edinburgh was a great city, the team was really friendly, the work was interesting and manageable - best summer so far!
Really well. Scottish people are so welcoming! Everyone in my team took time to get to know me as a person, help me settle in, invite me to everything they were doing in the first few weeks to make sure I had things to do!
Really well. Everyone would come and check that I understood the work I was being given, explain where the project ties into there work and the wider departments work. This really helped me tie everything together and see the big picture
It was a case of the team had enough workers to do all there work, so you were just there to try and help them out. You had to go out and find work yourself, so it was up to you how hard you found work, leading to how busy you are!
All the work you were given was simple tasks just to preoccupy your time, which meant you didn't have much responsibility at all
As above, the work was really rather simple so work wise I didn't learn too much. My softer skills of working in a team, having co workers, working to a new city are definitely skills for life!
The Company
Really good. Loads of jokes, lots of pub visits, lots of sports going on at lunch times - really helped supposing I didn't know anyone in the city before the start of the internship
Not that well, there was quite a bit of training in the first week which was really good and needed. However, work wise nothing was planned for me and it was a case of me having to go around and get work from the team
The training in the first week was really good and since there was only a few interns, it meant the training was really personal so we learnt alot
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Financial Bonus
Got a job offer, but I'm not sure if I want to move to Scotland or not.
The Culture
There were only a few of us interns, but there were a quite a few graduates too, so we use to all go out on a Friday night and meet up over the weekend.
Scotland is much cheaper than London!
Edinburgh clubs were just as good as London clubs, loads of pubs and bars too!
Yeah, the graduates had a really good social scene and would invite you along to things - football matches, pub trips, cinema trips etc..
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Scotland
November 2012
