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It is very encouraging. Many people are looking to help you in your career.

As an actuarial analyst, I spent 20% of my time attending training sessions and learning from senior people. I worked closely with senior actuarial analysts and consultants to complete some recurring and ad hoc projects. As a senior actuarial analyst, I had more control over projects and got some...

Ownership of your work is very important. Everything you do is helpful in some way. Other workers acknowledge the time and effort you put into your work and your time is very valuable. In everything you do at Willis Towers Watson, you should expect to own up to it, whether it’s right or wrong. Ev...

M&A investment banking analysts across the Street all serve similar roles. They support middle and senior bankers in preparing valuation, research and meeting materials. At WTW Securities, the small team size will see analysts receive opportunities to regularly attend client meetings and pitches.

Yes, WTW Securities' niche industry focus (insurance) offers a very unique experience. Insurance and financial institutions experience is rare and highly valued in the market, both on the sell-side and buy-side. That being said, insurance is a very technical industry, with a strong focus on regul...

Not a formal mentorship program, but because the office is so collaborative and horizontal in structure you end up having countless opportunities for informal mentorship. The senior consultants are very eager to offer support and client team are usually pretty small (2-4 people per team) and you ...

You may want to highlight these type of skills: communication, detail-oriented, and able to handle a busy schedule and meet deadlines. The ability to pass actuarial exams is a plus too.

It depends how many actuarial exams you have passed before you get the job. I believe the starting salary for 2 passed exams, like a typical recent graduate, is $57,500, which is standard for the company across all offices. Keep in mind that Boston has a much higher cost of living than other of...

HGB interns can expect to assist consultants with various tasks related to their current client projects throughout their internship. This may include synthesizing insights from client data, putting together slides for a presentation, rearranging or cleaning up data for consultants, partaking in ...

Most weeks, interns can expect to work around 40 hours a week. However, depending on the needs of a client and on project deadlines, interns may be required to stay late to finish their work. In my experience, this only occurred a few times throughout the summer, and was usually a rewarding exper...

You should expect to have a lot of ownership over your work. You will work on many projects that help the company. Your advisors will check and manage your work but other than that it is all up to you to show your skills.

Be knowledgable about the industry and be prepared to ask informed questions. It is important to know why you want to work at WTW and why you chose consulting. The majority of questions are behavioral so make sure to practice those. This is a consulting position, so in general they are looking fo...

Very strong analytical and technical skills especially expert knowledge of Excel. While the math we use isn’t complicated, we spend a lot of time building pretty significant and involved financial models that require the ability to use Excel proficiently and efficiently. Also good presentation an...

The training program for a Corporate Risk and Broking Intern is rotational in nature and allows for an introduction to many facets of the insurance broking industry. More specifically, the first week consists of more traditional training via web-based modules and knowledge assessments to check on...

The training program is very hands-on. You will regularly be involved on pitches and live deals that will hone your technical and soft skills. Being proactive and asking intelligent questions will be key to your development.