GDP Intern Review
by WTW
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.5
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I have really enjoyed my placement here, I feel I have learned a lot. Everyone here is really nice, both interns and colleagues.
I felt like I did contribute to projects on my team and was valuable. They were appreciative and would have had to do these tasks themselves if I hadn't done them myself.
My line manager's style of management is quite hands off. We met up once a week for a chat. This suits me but I didn't have that much guidance. I was assigned a senior mentor who wasn't particularly interested so I would say they should be vetted more thoroughly before they are assigned to check that they are interested and have the time to meet up.
I was very busy every day apart from week 7 when a lot of my team were away. However, I filled this time meeting up with other colleagues and doing intern projects.
I was given a healthy amount of responsibility. I would be given tasks to go off and do by myself but I would email them to whoever had assigned them for them to be checked over before they were signed off. I found people available and willing to answer any questions I had if I needed help along the way.
They won't help me in my degree whatsoever but I have developed soft skills that I do not practice at university, so that is a great bonus. For example, creating presentation and excel spreadsheets.
The Company
Lighthearted generally, although quieter when a lot of work was on. It was appropriate to laugh and have informal conversations, however my team didn't have a lot of banter and was professional at all times.
I think it was really well organised. Before we even got here, we were told about social dates, and on our first day we already had lots of events in our calendars, it had been really well thought out.
The company as a whole invested a lot in us - we had training days with external coaches, socials and talks. Within Willis Re, I was given a lot of training. They organised a lot for me and they set up lots of meetings.
I think it looks like really nice place to work.
The Culture
Definitely, all of the interns got along really well. However, my team was not sociable.
High!!
Really good bar scene, particularly on a Thursday.
Not really.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Insurance & Risk Management
London
August 2016
