Summer Student Review
at Hymans Robertson
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
5 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working within the actuarial private business unit, providing support to team of actuaries, intern project and presentation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given responsibility of many pieces of client work, transfer values, emails to clients, drafting reports, updating financials and factors.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt many skills over my time here, to name a few; professionalism, email drafts, pensions, attention to detail, communication, presentation skills, networking.
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?
Assigned a buddy who was there throughout the internship where I could direct any queries, also the team as a whole are very approachable and friendly.
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 inclusive and friendly environment, where everyone takes an interest and will give you the time of day.
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed my internship with Hymans, the people in the team and office made it for me.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hymans Robertson
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hymans Robertson to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hymans Robertson
Take your time in submitting your application form, make sure you are happy with it and have included key skills in there. Prepare well for the interview.
