Actuarial Private Intern Review

Item: Actuarial Private Intern at Hymans Robertson
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Hymans Robertson

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

London

Review Submitted: August 2026

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

A combination of completing work for one of the three client teams we were assigned to, completing technical exercises, organising the intern charity challenge, or preparing for the end of internship project

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was definitely given responsibility, particularly with client work.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have developed my excel skills, my professional communication skills, and my organisation and time management skills

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?

4/5

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 was assigned a buddy who was super lovely and supportive, and then my people manager was also very nice and willing to help. Everyone I worked with was very encouraging and willing 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?

There was a very positive supportive atmosphere. There were multiple social events whilst I was there which was also nice.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 had a really positive experience, the overriding factor was how welcoming and supportive everyone was, so even though I was busy I always felt I had support and I got to talk to lots of different people and hear about so many career paths.