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  1. Young people
  2. Student blog

Student blog

Below you can read about students' experiences across our programmes, from mentoring to work experience and internships, plus content to guide you in your career. We hope you'll feel inspired to think about your next steps!  

Summer Placement Programme

My summer internship at Brit

Aadit talks about his experience of working at insurance company Brit through the Summer Placement Programme. Read more

Published: 3rd October, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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IntoWork conference

How the IntoWork conference helped me

Intern Hadika shares her insight about how the Lloyd’s IntoWork conference helped prepare her for applying for jobs in the insurance sector Read more

Published: 26th September, 2019

Updated: 3rd October, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Writing skills in the workplace

Developing writing skills for your career

Ever find yourself wondering how the writing skills you’re developing at school or college will be used in the professional world? Read more

Published: 5th September, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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An Outward Bound adventure

Tahir, a participant on the MS Amlin JumpStart programme, talks about his exciting trip to Wales where he took part in rock climbing, camping and canoeing! Read more

Published: 22nd August, 2019

Updated: 30th August, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Lloyds

Interning at Lloyd's

Hadika Ahmed shares her insight into the start of her placement with the Responsible Business team at Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance market. Read more

Published: 9th August, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Aaron in Strangers Dining Room, Parliament

My internship experience with the AAT

Aaron shares insights into his internship with the Association of Accounting Technicians. Read more

Published: 24th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Priyanka taking a selfie with her team at TSB

The first week of my internship at TSB

Intern Priyanka talks about her first week working at TSB through the Summer Placement Programme Read more

Published: 24th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Beginning fresh in the professional world

Summer intern Abidemi Adeshina talks about his first day on placement at the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). Read more

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 17th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Emily's work experience

Emily Reding secured work experience at law firm Reed Smith. Here she shares what she gained from the experience. Read more

Published: 15th July, 2019

Updated: 17th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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London

Exploring the professional world with The Brokerage

Year 10 student Ange-Marie tells of his work experience placement at The Brokerage. Read more

Published: 15th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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City of London

My first week as a Research Consultant

Intern Feyi, who secured a Research Consultant role at HFG through our Summer Placement Programme, tells of her first week with the company. Read more

Published: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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City of London

Work experience with The Brokerage

We were delighted to welcome Year 10 students to The Brokerage for work experience. Read more

Published: 20th March, 2019

Updated: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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AAT interns

My experience as an intern

Deborah shares her experience, working in various teams at the AAT across the summer. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2018

Updated: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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The first week of my internship

Trainee Amali tells of her first week at Association of Accounting Technicians as part of the City of London Business Traineeship programme. Read more

Published: 18th July, 2018

Updated: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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Alex Galviz

A guide to internships

Alexandra, former candidate of The Brokerage, gives her hints and tips on internships. Read more

Published: 18th July, 2018

Updated: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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My week at The Brokerage

Year 10 student Elizabeth spends a week at The Brokerage for work experience. Here's her story. Read more

Published: 18th June, 2018

Updated: 12th July, 2019

Author: Joanne Turrell

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  • How we have helped

    How we have helped

  • The Brokerage opened my eyes to a world of different opportunities that I could not have found on my own.
    2014 Fast Track candidate
  • In an increasingly competitive job market, The Brokerage provide invaluable access to real life job market experiences.
    2007 intern
  • I can truly say that The Brokerage has made all the difference in shaping my career into what it is today.
    2010 intern
  • The Brokerage provide life changing opportunities. They enabled me to gain a firm foundation for personal growth and I’m still discovering ways The Brokerage inspired me.
    2007 intern
  • I'd like to thank you for giving students the opportunity to take part in the schools essay competition. It was an enriching experience for all participants.
    Teacher
  • I signed up with The Brokerage and attended a number of workshops which helped me to practice interview skills, improve my CV and prepare for online tests that can often be found in most application processes. 
    2017 Fast Track candidate
  • The Lloyd's IntoWork Mentoring programme could not have picked a more suited pair to work together. We learnt a lot from each other over the months of the programme and have since established a firm friendship that has and will continue to extend into the future.
    2016 mentor
  • I have learned to adapt my approach with differing individuals based on their learning style or how how they prefer to grasp understanding of something new.
    2016 mentor
  • I saw a clear improvement in myself from the introduction to graduation of the mentoring programme as I was able to relax more and begin to enjoy networking.
    2016 mentee
  • The Brokerage is truly a life-changing organisation. I think I can confidently say that without The Brokerage I would not have begun a career in the insurance sector.
    2015 mentee
  • Before The Brokerage gave a presentation at my school, I didn’t even know what an internship was. I just thought it was something that university students do. Fast forward a few months and here I am, working in the heart of London.
    2018 intern
  • The staff at The Brokerage are tremendously good at supporting their candidates. I felt really comfortable whenever asking for advice and always had quick replies to my emails. The team truly is selfless in their work and I can't thank them enough - these opportunities have been incredible.
    2019 intern
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