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EY

Actuarial Life Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Bristol

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 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
3.5/5 - 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.
Attending meetings
Learning about client work
Learning about the technical actuarial terminology in the service line
Shadowing seniors
Networking
Excel and VBA work
Project work (Presentations, meetings etc)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not the most amount of responsibility, but was given work.
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?
Learnt more on VBA coding
Learnt the key excel commands to use
Networking skills
Presentation Skills
Technical Terminology
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?
4/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had contact with my team at all times, buddy and counsellor. The support and guidance is great at EY.
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?
Great social team, very relaxed
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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed getting to know other people and getting a feel of corporate life. i could have done with a bit more work but it was a very enjoyable experience overall.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at EY
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to EY
Talk to everyone and make friends with the people in the office. Always actively ask for work unless you are given to much.
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