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Summer Intern Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Bristol

Review Submitted: July 2025

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
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.
Summer intern on the life actuarial team. Assisting team members with delegated side of desk tasks, researching, contributing to client projects, attending meetings.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - I attended important client meetings whilst shadowing managers/partners and also contributed to client work.
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?
Gained valuable corporate experience - improved communication skills in this professional context. Further developed problem solving skills - working with new concepts and large amounts of new information, operating independently and learnt the importance of asking for feedback. Also increased competency with systems such as powerpoint and excel.
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?
Great support system - had both a buddy (1st year grad) and counsellor (senior consultant) as well as a dedicated summer internship team. Lots of points of contact and opportunities and felt very supported throughout.
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 friendly, encouraging atmosphere. Team were very happy to share advice and guidance and answer any questions. Everyone was very caring and helped others thrive.
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 it. Really friendly and hardworking team, exciting and challenging work and overall great culture.
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 EY
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to EY
Do it! EY is a very people focused firm and has a great sense of community.
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