Industrial Placement Student Review

Item: Industrial Placement Student at Isio
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Isio

Placement (10 Months+)

Actuary

Belfast

Review Submitted: May 2026

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.

Valuing the liabilities of pension schemes, corporate accounting work, member calculations.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was given the same level of responsibility as other E Grades in the company or graduates who joined at the same time

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?

I have developed both technical skills in the use of Excel and Isio specific software, and soft skills such as communication and teamwork

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 had support from a Buddy (a peer) when I joined, as well as my People Manager who supported me through the whole time. The checker on a piece of work would also have explained what they expected and how to do the piece of work.

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?

There were good social events, a good sense of community and company culture

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 placement and felt it gave me a well rounded experience as well as greatly increasing my skills in and knowledge of the industry. I enjoyed the routine and work life balance I was able to achieve, as well as the satisfaction from carrying out pieces of deliverable work for various clients.