Intern Review

Good training, varied work and very friendly people meant I really enjoyed my internship.

I did work that they would have done if I wasn't there, hence I felt valuable to the company.

I was given training at the start of the internship, and was also assigned a buddy who was always happy to answer my questions.

Some days were very busy, although I never felt overwhelmed, whereas other days I had less to do so spent time on voluntary training. Overall, perhaps a little bit more work would have been welcome.

As mentioned, I was doing the same work as employees which meant I had plenty of responsibility.

I developed excel skills which will be useful in my degree. More importantly, I learnt a lot about the pensions industry which I know will be very useful for applying to jobs.

The highlight of the internship was the people - everyone was very friendly and happy to answer any questions I had.

Graduate recruitment were very helpful leading up to the internship, and my manager ensured I settled in fine when it actually started. I was also given a tour and folder with all lots of useful information, such as a telephone list.

Like previously discussed, I had training in various areas which will be useful at university and even more so in future work.

I would love to work for Towers Watson in the future! The internship is a great way to securing a Graduate position too - it's too early for me to say whether I've secured a position.

Welcome meals, drinks celebrating associates passing their exams and socials meant there were plenty of opportunities for fun.

I lived in university accommodation so got a very good price for the city centre. Manchester is great in that it's a large city, but isn't very expensive (like London, for example).

It's Manchester...

Again, it's a city so there's plenty of things you can get up to. The Arndale is great for shopping, there's the huge Printworks cinema and there are plenty of sports centres.