西瓜视频

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I enjoyed my internship very much. The work-life balance is excellent, and there are lots of learning opportunities

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The feedback that colleagues give are very insightful. There were a lot of responsibilities given even with tight deadlines, so the value I thought I had was very high

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • The environment is very relaxed, therefore you are free to ask any questions to anyone around the office. When given work, the associate/manager always makes sure you understand the problem. The guidance is not framed in a way that assumes you don't know anything, which is always a plus

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • There were periods that were extremely busy, especially on project deadlines with big clients. Although, not many people stay back that late. There were days that I was quite free, but this is very infrequent and is really only the first few days. However, as it is during the summer I wouldn't mind been given more work that required me to stay late.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Depending on the scope of your work and your client, this will range. Do get used to reviewing senior consultants work, although it does sound odd at first. I was given a lot of responsibility half way in, and that was a really good thing as I felt valued.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I have learnt on data manipulation on Excel and a lot of VBA macros. It will definitely help in any career path

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The atmosphere in the office is very relaxed. People are friendly and there are always very sociable.

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Excellent. You are arranged with a line manager and a client/project to get you going. Although you must take your own initiative to ask for work, the internship is definitely structured in a way that prevents you from having nothing to do. You are event set up with associates if you are looking for a place to stay

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot of personal training and development has went to individual prep. You are told in depth of the pensions industry, the examinations, excel skills, calculation skills, etc. Some of the talks are also held by senior consultants, which go to show how far they went to develop everyone

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Working from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Quite appealing

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • There is a summer social, a rounders tournament, free tickets to the cricket game, and weekly trips to the bar

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Not cheap. Reigate is almost comparable to London. Thankfully this is alleviated slightly through the subsidized canteen and living with an associate

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • There are pubs and bars around, but restaurants are not really open late. There is only one "club"

    2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • You are able to get off work at 5pm, so you have much time to do so if wanted

    4/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary, Banking, Management Consulting

London

August 2015


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