Intern - GDP Review

I very much enjoyed the internship, I was put in the renewable energy team which was quite small hence got to know the team very well from the get go. I was given very important work to do from my first day there.

I felt extremely valued by the team, I was give important work to do straight away. I attend lots of client meetings where I was asked to give opinion on the things that very important to the business. My opinion were taken on board and also implemented, this showed how much the team valued my opinions.

My team was very small so I was always with my manger and could just slide my chair over if I wanted to ask him any questions. He was always on hand to answer my questions and would give me honest opinions and feedback. My team support always made sure I was involved in everything he did, he would invite me to his client meetings (externally and internally). This kind of support is crucial when learning the business.

I was busy all day every day, I was given lots of work to do from day 1. The type of work I did varied each day so it was always something different each day. The times I did not have work, I always had opportunity to shadow other teams in the department.

I was given lots of responsibility from day 1. My main task was to contact teams in other countries, this was difficult as I was only an intern contacting regional leaders. This shows the amount of responsibility I was given.

My skills developed so much at WTW, coming from a scientific background, WTW exposed me to the broking world and how to maintain client relationships. something completely different from my university degree.

The atmosphere was extremely lively, since it was a small team surrounded by other small teams we all got to know each other well. We used to play pranks on each other, which always bighted up the mood in the offices. Fridays were the best days in the offices as everyone was up for a laugh and go for drinks after.

The internship was extremely structured. With certain days reserved in our calendar before we even started working there. Sometimes this really structured approach made it hard to set up meetings or go for external events during the times that were reserved for lunch and learns.

The social scene amongst the other interns was always good. Most of the interns went for drinks after work. The GDP also set up events for us to get involved in and get to know each other outside of work, which is always good.

Very Expensive!! although some bars are very cheap and not too far from the offices

Always a good laugh, seeing the same people you drank with all night at work the next day ready to work. Get used to seeing the same people every week, the square mile is small.

Yes the GDP set up many social events for us to get involved in.