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Isio

Summer Intern Review

at Isio

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Manchester

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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
4.8/5 - 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.
My role as an intern was to support my peers with there work, I was working in a few Scheme teams doing jobs that they needed doing, I would attend there weekly meeting and be given a few jobs, I did a different wide range of tasks during my time here.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A very high amount of responsibility in a good way, I felt like the tasks I was doing mattered and that they were actually useful and building towards something in the company.
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?
My ability at Excel was a big improvement got much quicker at completing tasks on that, Ability to communicate my work to other people was developed as well. In a day you have lots of meeting and talk to lots of people which is good.
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?
People are extremally understanding in what you are and aren't expected to be able to do, they understand you are expected to not know anything before hand which is fine. you will also receive weekly messages and have weekly catchups making sure our okay as well.
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?
Company cultural is a massive thing at Isio and they do it extremely well. Everyone is very welcoming and there are lots of opportunities outside the office for social gatherings, I think I did something with the office once a week during my time which was nice
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?
I loved doing my internship, learned so much and would definitely recommend it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Isio to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Isio
Go into it expecting to know nothing which is completely normal, they teach everything from scratch and do it very well.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Isio
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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