Graduate Development Program internship Review

by WTW

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I really enjoyed it.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was given praise and told regularly that I was contributing to my team

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was given lots of guidance about the task I was doing when I asked for most projects.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Yes. Fairly varied work as well.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had jobs to do that would actually be used by the sales teams

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Really great for development. Perhaps I would have liked to have been exposed to more shadowing but was still great.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Pretty fun and relaxed.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Mostly very organised but there were a few moments when this was not the case. (Vastly differing scopes for our research projects hadn't been standardized/ last minute change of grad scheme offering)

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • This was really good. We had loads of senior people from across the placement give talks to us every week so we saw the breadth of the company.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Has the potential to lead directly to a grad offer.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes. Went for drinks after work most Thursdays, always had lunch together and had lots of social events organized for us by HR

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • High- the city of london

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good- lots of bars and Shoreditch/Brick Lane is 15mins away

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Weren't many sports teams or anything to get involved with (but this was mostly due to time constraint but we did have a organised community day.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

London

August 2017

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