intern Review

by WTW

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Rating

2.3/5
  • The Role
    2.1
  • The Company
    2.1
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Interesting experience in a specialized field of work, good contact with clients

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was encouraged to meet everyone and get involved in their work. Not everyone showed an interest for me.

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My line manager was a great person and gave me valuable guidance throughout the internship, but not the whole team

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not very busy. I was the only person that joined as an intern so there was not much work planned for me. There was the expectation that I would go around and ask for things to do, but at the same time do things that demonstrated my skills. This combination is difficult because people usually gave things that required manual work and a long time, not interesting things.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Minimum responsibility was given to me. I was mostly involved in internal things and not client facings, which is the main business of WTW

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have previous work experience, so I saw things that I have done before. There was no official training planned for the interns in the team. But I got involved and learned about things that are intellectual property of WTW. Not sure how useful those will be in the future.

    1/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Nice in general but not anything special. Most people are at their computers all day.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • From the HR perspective very good. I had all the information that I needed. From my team perspective could be better. For example, the didn't know how to help me to with getting the laptop and doing the initial admin things.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I didn't get the impression that there was a big investment from the company's perspective. There was not any planned training sessions, but they seemed to be interested in my experience and my feedback.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I wouldn't be against working here full time, so I can have more options, but I will keep looking.

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Not really. The department that I was working for only hired one intern and there was no social events planned with the interns from other departments.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cost of living is very high as the offices are in the central London. Socializing options are available

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good, it is London after all. There are many options.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, there are many socials organized every week that are funded by the company

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Financial Management, Human Resources

London

August 2018

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