Gallagher Reviews

At Gallagher I have heard good things about the ability to progress your career internally, not that we've had the opportunity to experience this yet.

Last year was very good, seems a little reduced this year. Time will tell.

Our office culture for the most part is great. Have had no issues in asking for help and everyone has been willing to take time out of their day to assist when needed. After hours, we have had social experiences such as after work drinks or events, which has been a great opportunity to get to know everyone better.

I'm unsure of any specifics but it seems the work culture is very inclusive which is good.

This obviously depends on the team we are in. Some teams, such as workplace risk, don't have the workload or type of work to sustain a full-time graduate role and therefore some days a left with not too much to do. In saying this, though, WPR has offered the opportunity for lots of client interactions and site visits which have been very valuable. In other teams such as Corporate and Fin Lines, they have still offered these experiences (albeit not to the same volume) but they have also offered opportunities to develop our traditional broking skills and stakeholder relationship management, which will be more valuable in the role we have next year.

My current manager is an absolute gem and very knowledgeable. Very accessible and easy to talk to for information and feedback.

Very nice office, open plan and bright with large windows overlooking the city. Dress code isn't too bad either but could use a looser Summer uniform.

Can't remember all of it but remember doing an interview with an interviewer and then a second interview with another interviewer then a phone call couple weeks later offering the role. Personal questions about myself, my background like my degree and past employment. Then questions about what understanding of insurance brokers and their place in the market as well as why I was interested in Gallagher grad program. Just be yourself and answer questions open and honesty and do some research on the company and the industry they operate in.

Pay for the grad program was slightly higher than I was expecting for a graduate opportunity, but too early to tell moving forward. As for bonuses, we haven't been exposed to this yet, but it seems like there are good incentives for the brokers that have a book/accounts. Personally, has been free lunches/drinks but more senior people have other opportunities like free tickets, etc.

I've learnt more about insurance than I thought there was to learn. The training sessions are always informative and you're constantly learning.

Gallagher has been extremely flexible in our work hour arrangements, giving us the ability to work from home a couple days a week.

I'm unaware of many sustainability efforts however I'm sure they've got programs running