Actuarial Analyst Intern Review

Item: Actuarial Analyst Intern at WTW
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at WTW

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Reigate

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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

4.8/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - 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.

Take work delegated to you by other colleagues, e.g. reviewing pension calculations or doing them yourself.
At the start, training sessions and worksheets had to be completed before actual work was started.
Occasionally attend client meetings, either in-person or online.
Organise and attend social events, games, and charity events for/within the office.
Individual and group presentation work.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, there was plenty of responsibility given, although the majority was in the second half of the internship when training was completed. Calculating pensions for real people/clients was something we frequently did, as well as updating sites specific to the company. Organising socials, presentations, and newsletters was also for us to do on top of this, and was almost entirely down to interns.

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?

Developed professional communication both when speaking to other colleagues and to clients.
Greatly improved presentation skills by preparing and performing in a professional but friendly environment.
Learned plenty about pensions and other actuarial skills and programmes used.
Improved organisational skills by planning meetings, delegating time to certain tasks throughout the day, and organised other people when leading certain tasks.

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?

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?

Plenty of support was available if you were to ask for it, however otherwise you would usually be given fairly basic instructions (depending on the person helping you), though I think this is the best way to do things. At the start there was plenty of guidance during training.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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 culture and atmosphere was great, everyone was extremely friendly and the atmosphere not too formal. The people were very diverse, welcoming, and understanding.

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?

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 really enjoyed the internship. I didn't expect the friendliness of everyone in the office, or the fact that we'd be brought to important client meetings relatively early in our time there. Overall an extremely interesting experience that has undoubtedly improved my professional skills in presenting, communicating, and organisation.