Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at Hymans Robertson
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Hymans Robertson

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting, Insurance and Risk Management

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.8 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

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.

My role consisted of a range of diverse activities. Crafting reports for clients, evaluating asset managers responsible investment policies, helping with disinvestment strategy guidance, researching how AI can be used within the firm, and creating a public document on how the mansion house speech affects the firm.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given the same responsibility an analyst would be given. Lots of freedom and flexible working which was nice. Also was left to complete tasks myself but always given guidance when asked.

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?

I've learnt many new skills while working at Hymans. I think my financial understanding specifically of repo swaps and LDI's has increased and I now understand how a pension scheme can de-risk. My communication skills have definitely gotten better due to having to speak and present. My data analysis e.g. identifying patterns has increased as well.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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?

5/5

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 received all the guidance I asked for and more. Everyone was super helpful and tried their best to help. If you want to learn and develop your skills for work you will.

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?

The office is quiet on Mondays and Fridays due to people working from home however everyone was super friendly and down to earth. Went on plenty of socials and felt included and welcomed.