Trainee actuarial & investment intern Review
at Barnett Waddingham LLP
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 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.
Work within actuarial and investment consulting. Involves a lot of training, meetings and client work such as preparing implementation statements, investment monitoring and calculating transfer values as well as the opportunity to work on long-term projects throughout the duration of the internship.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibility is given to you during your internship but care is also taken to keep work at a manageable level as you learn.
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 my Excel skills and gained a lot of new knowledge on investment as well as the relationship between different players in the industry (consultants, investment managers, trustees, etc.)
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?
A lot of support given through training but also everyone is very willing to help you whenever you need as you are working on something.
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?
The company culture and general atmosphere both at work and at socials is very friendly and everyone is really nice and helpful.
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?
Very enjoyable as you are given a lot of responsibility and learning so much about investment and actuarial consulting work is really interesting. Learning curve is steep and this keeps you motivated/engaged and doing many different pieces of work.
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
Be yourself, demonstrate your ability to work as part of a team, communication skills and willingness to learn. Demonstrate excitement about working/learning and interest in the work BW does.
