Actuarial and Investment Consulting Trainee Review
at Barnett Waddingham LLP
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
London
Review Submitted: July 2022
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.
In office every day spending 4 weeks in each department. A huge range of jobs including client and non-client work which then get passed onto graduates and more senior members to check. Includes spreadsheet work, coding, modelling - much more responsibility than expected (a good thing!). There are 4 assessments/tasks throughout the internship assessing presentation skills, reasoning behind predictions, team work etc. There is also opportunities to organise social events and update event calendars.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes a lot more responsibility than expected and other work placements I have done. You are involved in real client work and you can truly see how you are contributing to the wider projects being done on a daily basis.
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?
Despite being competent before, excel spreadsheet skills have improved massively. Skills related to working in a professional environment, task prioritisation and workload management have improved. Developed skills in R with coding. Understanding actuarial and investment consulting a lot more.
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?
Was given 3 mentors and supervisors who I am regularly in contact with and are extremely supporting and always make time to see me when I need it. Everyone else in the office is also extremely willing to take time to come and help you or even have a more informal chat.
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?
Was very impressed by the work/life balance. Work is busy whilst you are in the office and you have to work hard, but work truly stops at 5:15 and there are opportunities for after work socials etc. Everyone is very friendly in the office, where most go to lunch at the same time and you can sit with everyone and anyone. Very good.
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 placement. Could not have asked for more for an 8 week summer internship. Great exposure to different elements of work, real responsibility and a wonderful environment to work in.
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 Barnett Waddingham LLP
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Barnett Waddingham LLP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Barnett Waddingham LLP
Make sure you are enthusiastic and willing to throw yourself into the experience, as everyone else is!
