The Graduate Experience

"The Graduate Experience" features graduates working in the Lloyd's Market.

Alice Merry - Lloyd's - "I was hoping to join a graduate programme where I would learn a wide range of skills and try out different areas of the business."
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Carol Chinyandura - R.J. Kiln - "It was not until after I graduated that I considered a career in insurance. After doing some research I realised that a career in the Lloyd's market had all the elements of what I was looking for in a career. "
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Paul Gooch - R.J. Kiln - "I stumbled upon the Lloyd�s of London website by chance shortly after graduating from UCL. I was taking part in a graduate careers focus group and was asked to give my opinion of the newly-launched Lloyd’s graduate website. "
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Simon Bianco - R.J. Kiln - "I was told about Lloyd's by a friend’s father after I had been working for a year in a sales role related to the oil and gas industry and having had a couple of internships with NGOs and private intelligence & security companies before that. "
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Hélène Bastien - R.J. Kiln - "My decision to leave a career in law for one in insurance, so soon after being called to the Bar, was not an easy one. The uncertainty facing the Criminal Bar led me to change my career path in spite of the significant amount of time and money I had invested in qualifying as a barrister."
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Davinjeet Singh Gill - R.J. Kiln - "Soon after graduating from university, I realised that I was interested in pursuing an actuarial career. I wanted to work in a challenging and interesting environment, and this is where Lloyd’s came into the picture. "
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Emily Brimson, Chaucer Syndicates Ltd. - " Towards the end of my studies, I was unsure of what market I wanted to work in and where I wanted to go from university."
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Kirk Johnson, Chaucer Syndicates Ltd. - "I first became interested in the Lloyd's Market when I took the opportunity to do some work experience at a Lloyd's syndicate where I spent time with various underwriters of the property division."
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Rob Tuer, Catlin - "Insurance wasn't a career I had thought about whilst at university, but when it came to finding employment that was people orientated, offered genuine variety on a daily basis and real responsibility from the beginning, insurance ticked all the right boxes."
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James Wilson, Catlin - "When I was considering potential careers in my final year of university, a family friend suggested that I considered the Insurance industry."
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Alex Dugand - R.J. Kiln - "I learned about the opportunities at R.J. Kiln from a friend, which prompted me to research the Lloyd's Market, and I chose Kiln as my preferred employer. My decision was based on the importance they place on their graduate scheme, which has been running for more than 35 years. "
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Neil Robertson - R.J. Kiln - "I discovered the potential for a career in the Lloyd's Market through a recommendation by a friend who had already undertaken a summer internship. Following this advice, I researched graduate opportunities in the Lloyd's Market and decided to apply for underwriting graduate schemes."
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Andrew Murnieks, Brit Insurance - "Like thousands of others in their final year of University, I was faced with the prospect of finding a job. Whilst searching for some inspiration and ideas on graduate employment websites a family friend, who is a loss adjuster, suggested the Lloyd's insurance market as a potential prospect."
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Charles Mackay, Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. - "During my university holidays I was a temporary employee at various Lloyd's managing agencies and at a broking house, primarily to earn money but also to gain work experience."
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