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Actuarial Analyst Review

at Deloitte

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

edinburgh

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Overall project management, which included tasks such as updating the team planner
- Auditing; working with someone else on data input, and testing various assumptions that were necessary within the audit proccess
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given the right amount. I never felt overburdened, but also never felt unimportant.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel skills; these have improved massively due to consistently working on them
Social/Communication: a lot of the work is team-based, and that includes communicating with other people where you are up to on a task.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I got a lot from the regional team.
I would say for my department as a whole, the support was extremely London-centric. I often felt as though I missed out on events and support options due to not being based there.
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very welcoming and friendly,
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had a great time and reaffirmed my future goals
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Deloitte
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Deloitte to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Deloitte
Consider location carefully, outside of London there is a greater limit to what you can do
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