More than 60 graduates and apprentices join 2022 intake

In a competitive market, Barnett Waddingham, the UK’s largest independent provider of actuarial, administration and consultancy services, welcomed 53 graduates and 15 apprentices to its early careers intake.

Since its inception, the graduate programme has been key in growing the business, with many staying and developing their career within BW. 

This years’ intake of graduates have joined a range of business areas, including Actuarial Consulting, Employer Consulting, Insurance & Longevity, Investment Consulting, Public Sector Consulting, Pensions Executive and Management and Pension Administration across all our offices. 15 apprentices joined BW’s Pension Administration team, another entered the secretarial team.

Graduate schemes are extremely competitive and in order to support the next generation and attract a diverse calibre of talented candidates, BW invests significant resource in its training programmes. All joiners will be fully supported in their development and training with a mixture of virtual and in-person training.

"We provide a vast array of opportunities at BW for those starting their career, from actuarial to IT and secretarial teams. This variety of career opportunities continues to encourage diversity into financial services through all our early careers programmes."

Andrew Vaughan, Senior Partner at BW, said: “While taking an inclusive approach with our recruitment we can provide a platform for the brightest and best talent from numerous fields and backgrounds to ensure multiplicity of thought. We believe our free-thinking approach gives our people the freedom to be creative and thrive in a culture built on integrity.

“Our future growth and continued success depend on recruiting and training new talent at all levels and I for one am excited to see what the next generation brings to BW.”