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Equiniti

Trainee Project Consultant, GMP Reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: Confidence, advertise good excel and problem solving skills.

Interview Advice: Scenario based interview questions. Give examples of team work, problem solving, leadership etc.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Trainee Project Consultant, GMP Reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: Seeing as it is a large organisation with many functions, do some research on Equiniti and the sector you will be working in before you apply.

Interview Advice: Be yourself!

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Project Consultant, Discontinuance at Equiniti

Application Advice: At any financial sector job there is a lot to learn and sometimes it seems support is lacking, don't panic.

Interview Advice: There is an assessment day with three exams on English, Maths and Excel. There is also an interview which lasts 45 minutes to an hour.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Project consultant, GMP Rec at Equiniti

Application Advice: Feel confident to speak about what qualities you bring to the table.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Trainee Pension Consultant, Pension solution at Equiniti

Application Advice: Expert excel knowledge and VBA skills will be a great help. Numerical background is also required.

Interview Advice: Do some excel and maths practice before interview.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Trainee Project Consultant, GMP reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: Be open minded as there is so much opportunity but you have to be proactive about your work, and it's more you get out what you put in. If you are looking to pass the actuarial exams in an non traditional actuarial environment, this is great for you as you get insight into other areas such as project management.

Interview Advice: Be yourself and know what you're talking about. They are just looking to see how you are and whether you are a good fit for the company.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Trainee Project Consultant, GMP Reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: Spend your time making your cover letter and CV outstanding.

Interview Advice: Talk about your willingness to learn and be confident.

Industry: Consultant

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AXA

, Provider Management at AXA

Application Advice: Try to demonstrate a good understanding of the market and show you're interested in the area of the business that you're applying to.

Interview Advice: Be personable and answer competency questions using the STAR technique.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Trainee Project Consultant, GMP Reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: Be confident and mention your IT skills.

Interview Advice: Be confident with Excel and come across as friendly.

Industry: Consultant

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Equiniti

Traniee Project Consultant, GMP Reconciliation at Equiniti

Application Advice: It is beneficial to have good excel knowledge, but I don't think it is necessary. The main skill you need to work here is to have an excellent eye for detail, be computer literate and be able to communicate with each other.

Interview Advice: Be confident, have examples of how you have used your core skills before.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant, Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Try and do an internship first. You'll get a better idea of whether this is the job for you and it provides a much easier route into the company if you perform well.

Interview Advice: Firstly, make sure you can answer competency questions! Secondly, brush up on your pensions knowledge, especially recent developments and their impacts. (They are certainly not lacking recently!)

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Pensions consultant, Pensions at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Show enthusiasm and energy. Basic pension knowledge is a plus, with an awareness of what is in the news regarding pensions.

Interview Advice: What is the difference between a DB and a DC pension scheme? Show examples of when you showed team-working skills?

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant, Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Don't over embellish your application and be prepared and friendly in the phone interview.

Interview Advice: The interview centre is an interesting day and presents different challenges. No specific knowledge of the area you are applying to (i.e. in pensions) is required, but a general understanding and keeping track of current news can help. Be friendly but professional.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Actuarial consultant, DB Pensions London at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Demonstrate that you have both technical/mathematical ability and strong leadership/communication skills.

Interview Advice: The process has now changed, but a broad range of things were tested. Practise talking when put on the spot and thinking on your feet.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Investment Consultant, Investment at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Demonstrate your enthusiasm to learn. WTW has a fantastic training program and interviewers are keen to know whether one would make good use of it.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant, DB Advisory at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Show an interest and understanding about the current pensions industry as well as investment as a whole.

Interview Advice: The people who interview you are the people you will most likely end up working with, so they will be judging your ability to work in the team and how you get along with people as much as your knowledge and aptitude for the role.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Retirement Consultant, Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Apply early and do your research.

Interview Advice: Try to have a variety of competency based answers and be aware of what is happening in the financial world.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Actuarial Consultant, Benefits at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Don't be afraid to apply if you don't have a maths background!

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Analyst, Investment at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Be familiar with capital markets, types of asset classes, hedging and long term investing.

Interview Advice: Same as above.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Senior Analyst, Risk Consulting at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Think very carefully and have a very good reason for applying for your specific role - the company tends to look for people who have drive to excel in a given field, not those who are just applying for everything and anything on the off-chance that they might like it.

Interview Advice: Don't give stock answers - be prepared to think on your feet in the interviews and make sure that you know as much as possible about the industry and recent developments in your chosen field in advance of the interview. Definitely spend some time thinking about what skills you can bring to the company and how you can make it clear in the interview: "Situation, Task, Action, Result" is a very good format to use to ensure you get the information across. Make sure everything is about what "you" did, not the others in your team.

Industry: Consultant

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Marsh

Associate Consultant, Risk Consultant at Marsh

Application Advice: Be honest when discussing what you enjoy as this will strongly influence where in the company you are placed.

Industry: Consultant

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Marsh

Associate Consultant, Marsh Risk Consulting at Marsh

Application Advice: Show your personality and do not be afraid to demonstrate it to stand out. Prepare for the telephone interviews and be prepared for a call out of the blue once you have submitted your application form.

Interview Advice: Have a strong answer prepared for why you want to work in the industry, not just why Marsh. Try and take a new angle to the presentation questions asked of you in the face to face sessions. If you do not know the answer to a question admit that this is the case rather than trying to make up an answer - people who try and make up responses to factual questions do not reach the face to face rounds.

Industry: Consultant

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Marsh

Associate Consultant, Enterprise Risk and Resilience at Marsh

Application Advice: Thorough research into the business area you would like to be positioned in, as the graduate scheme is non-rotational.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant, Retirement/Benefits at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Do some research on the pensions industry, including topical issues, latest legislation changes etc. Apply early!

Interview Advice: Dress appropriately - i.e. business smart. Be thoroughly prepared for competency-based interview questions.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Benefits consultant, Benefits at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Everyone at the company is passionate about what they do and new joiners will be expected to be passionate and show this too.

Interview Advice: Try to answer questions looking at the bigger picture, not just the obvious and short yes/no answers.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Junior Consultant, Captives at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Do your research, so you understand the structure of the company. Especially with Willis & Towers Watson recent merger & subsidiaries in any large company, it's easy to get lost or miss something essential. Most importantly: make sure you research your interviewer - their sector within the company should be a huge clue. With LinkedIn most people are easy to find and means you won't get caught out not knowing a key part of their job (which they will naturally be more interested in).

Interview Advice: What were my strengths, weaknesses, explain my CV, why insurance?

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Graduate Trainee, Glasgow at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Relax and be yourself in the interview.

Interview Advice: Don't go technical as they definitely know more than you but do have some knowledge.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Client Support Analyst, Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Do your research into the company before the interview, make sure you know as much as is possible that is relevant to your role within the company.

Interview Advice: Ensure you're familiar with the company and the role you are applying for.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant (Actuarial), Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Research or have some understanding of the work that pension actuaries carry out.

Interview Advice: Be yourself and don't try to over impress.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Consultant, Defined Benefits at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Do your research - Pensions is a topic most people ignore but there is a surprising amount of information to know or be aware of.

Interview Advice: Don't be afraid to throw questions back at the interviewers, especially in the technical interview; Chances are they don't know the answer either but like any exam want to see how you get to the answer.

Industry: Consultant

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Willis Towers Watson

Pensions Consultant, Retirement at Willis Towers Watson

Application Advice: Apply early, make the most of all experience you have.

Interview Advice: Research the industry and changes within the industry, practice writing and presentation skills.

Industry: Consultant

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Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd

Magnum Consultant, at Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd

Application Advice: Be open minded. You don't truly know what's out there until you jump in.

Interview Advice: Be yourself! You have been preparing for this interview your entire life.

Industry: Consultant

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