Corporate and Broking Summer Internship Review

I really enjoyed my placement at Willis Towers Watson. I felt I gained an insight into the company as a whole and it gave my a first hand experience of the culture within the company. I really enjoyed the variety of work I was able to get involved in ranging for a group project work with peer interns to individual activities.

I felt the work I was asked to complete had a direct impact on the work being completed in my team. I was also given the opportunity to help with new initiatives that the company was working on. The group project which we completed with fellow interns was really interested and it was clear it would be used in the future.

I was given a lot of support from my manager when asked. People were always available and willing to answer any questions that I had. I also felt that I could ask any question regardless of how basis it maybe. There is also a grad buddy system which meant any questions that you did not feel comfortable asking your manager could be directed to them.

I was very busy on a daily basis. My daily activities ranged from insight talks, networking meeting and work set by my manager. A lot of the work I was involved in related to research for my specific department so this kept me very busy as I want it to be as precise as possible.

I was not given a large amount of responsibility but I was expected to complete my work to given deadlines and to a certain standard. Overall i think my manager was confident in m doing work to a certain standard for other colleges so in this way i was given responsibility.

I think I developed skills such as time management, team work, presentation skills, report writing & networking skills. I also developed knowledge about working in the corporate world which I feel has given me confidence in speaking to new people. We received a training for presenting which i think will be really beneficial for my degree.

I really liked the atmosphere at the office. It was very welcoming and friendly. The culture is very inclusive with many people being available to talk to about the section of the business they work in and how they got to where they are. Overall, I really enjoyed coming into the office everyday.

The organisation of the work placement was very good. The graduate development team set up insight talks week. There was also a volunteer day. We had objectives to complete with a mid internship and an end of internship review which was nice because it allow to to gain feedback but also allowed you to give feedback to the grad team.

I believe the overall experience has increased my confidence as a person. I think as hiring me as an intern the company investedin me. I was given feedback through the internship which allowed me to develop both the work I was doing and I was also given personal feedback which i found very helpful.

I company is very appealing to me as a future employer. I really liked the culture of the company and always found myself looking forward to going into work every morning. I think the organisation offers a lot of opportunities and development training especially for recent graduate which i find very appealing.

Yes there was a good social scene amongst fellow interns. We went out most Friday night which was fun. The graduate scheme also arranged a bowling social for all interns and a meal after the volunteer day. All interns also offend had lunch every day together which was really nice.

Very expensive I lived in a flat in shoreditch as i am not from the area. The work was in central london as drinks and food was also expensive but it was fun. Overall the expenses where what I expected fro central london so i was not surprised at all.

The nightlife was very good. There was things to do every night which was really fun. There was lots of bars and clubs around it was possible to go out every night if you wanted to which was fun. Everywhere was always very busy every night of the week until quite late.

No there was not that many. We did go to a volunteering day which we got involved in. There was a football team which some of the boys got involved in. there was also a netball team that some of the girls got involved in which sounded really really fun.