Early Careers: Corporate Risk and Broking Internship - Summer 2024 - Chicago
Job Description
Hiring Locations: Chicago, IL
Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
WTW’s Summer Internship Program serves as the primary pipeline into our full-time Graduate Development Program (GDP) and is designed for university-level students primarily one year away from achieving their bachelor’s degree.
The Summer Internship Program is an 8-week learning experience designed for students to gain an understanding of the ever-evolving risk landscape. The internship provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with world-class clients and colleagues in the insurance industry. The program provides the opportunity for interns to work alongside senior leadership and add value to client-facing exposures from accounts in the Fortune 500 sector to small local business areas. For a complete list of industries our colleagues work with, click here.
In addition to core program components, interns are aligned to a specialized business area that will begin to build a technical foundation of knowledge and provide exposure to our clients through meaningful work assignments and projects. The internship program aims to create a collaborative community that contributes to our business through various projects, speaker series, structured training, case studies, networking events, and more. The program is comprised of a structured orientation, goal setting, mentorship, I&D initiatives, group presentations, and a formal performance review process.
Business areas include Broking/Placements, Finance, Affinity, Insurance Solutions (Underwriting), Global Service Solutions (GSS), Risk and Analytics, and Market Solutions. To learn more, please click here.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Day to day responsibilities will vary based on business area
- Support the development and implementation of new strategies and products
- Gain insight into various organizational roles across segments
- Learn and demonstrate select WTW’s analytic models
- Develop soft and hard skills through curated professional development training by the Program team
Qualifications
About You.
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program with a target graduation date of December 2024 – May 2025
- Business, Risk Management, or Liberal Arts majors
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills, analytically driven and detail oriented
- Aptitude to learn and be proactive
- Proficient in time management
- Intermediate to proficient Microsoft Excel user; Power BI experience is a plus
- Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
- WTW’s hybrid working environment allows for flexible working schedules with a mixture of both remote and in office time including global collaboration across teams. During the internship, most colleagues are expected to go into the office 3 times a week
- Exposure to diverse client portfolios and markets while doing hands on work
The Application-Interview Process:
Step 1: Online application, including resume/CV
Step 2: Online assessments and Video Interview
Step 3: Virtual Interview with business
Step 4: Offer and on-boarding
Recruiting tips:
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EOE, including disability/vets
