Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at Barnett Waddingham LLP
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Barnett Waddingham LLP

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Liverpool

Review Submitted: September 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.

Varies day to day but would be doing the same kind of work as if I’d joined as a graduate. Got involved in client work and got to complete a range of different tasks.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

We were given quite abit of responsibility when being allowed to work on 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?

Developed excel skills significantly. I was also able to work on my professional communication skills.

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?

I received so much support and guidance from everyone in the team. Everyone was always happy to help or to answer any questions I had.

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?

It was very social and very friendly. Such a nice environment to work in.

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 enjoyed my internship immensely. I learnt so much and it confirmed for me that I want a career as an actuary. It was so lovely getting to be part of the team and such a great company to work for.