Marketing and Internal communications intern Review

The placement at Mercer UK was very enjoyable. You get to learn a lot of things alongside, everyone at Mercer is helpful and makes sure you have the best time possible during your placement.

Mercer makes you feel valued. On my first day my Manager introduced me to the whole team and all of them were friendly. They invited me to join them for lunch everyday. Moreover, you get appreciated for the work you do.

My manager was always accessible. She sat 2 rows next to me in the office which made her approachable. She was always happy to help me with anything I would need.

Most days included repetitive tasks that I would do in the morning. The rest of the day mostly was ad-hoc with some days being busy. However, in general I would say the workload is quite manageable and you never feel overwhelmed. I would however, at times like to have been given some more work.

I was not given too much responsibility during my placement. However, I was in charge of the Weekly internal newsletter which would be sent out to all colleagues. This however, was subject to review by my manager before sending it out. So don't expect full autonomy during your placement.

I worked at the Internal communication department which meant writing newsletter and sending them out weekly. I study Business administration, so the work I did did not really match up to my subjects I take at Uni. However, It did help me gain a perspective into how business' operate.

The general atmosphere in the office was informal, friendly and helpful.

The overall placement was not well organised. My work was ad-hoc and I had problems with receiving payroll during the first months.

The company provides you with videos that you watch on your first day. These are related to the company's policies and rules. There are about 5 of them. We also had one personality seminar, in which you were evaluated on your personality. But that was about it, not too much training.

I don't think I will go and work for Mercer again. The placement was well however, It is not in the direction I want my career to go.

Yes, I had 2 other students from my University who worked there. We did not spend too much time with each other. We barely knew there were other students on placement for the first 2 months.

The Cost of living was quite high. With a room costing around £1000 pound per month. However, socialising was quite cheap. There were multiple restaurants near the company which were quite cheap but nice.

There were several bars near the company, also nightclubs were easily accessible from the tower hill underground station.

There weren't too many opportunities. I once got to attend an international business summit at Kensington. But that was about it.,