FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Important notice regarding New York City’s Law: We are required in line with New York City’s law to provide at least 10 days’ notice to applicants that may be requested to complete our video assessments as part of the selection process.
JOB SEARCH
We’ll give you details about salary and benefits as part of your offer. In the meantime, here’s an overview of what we offer.
Join our Talent Network. As a member, you will get email alerts about new job openings that match your interests as well as relevant information and updates about the area of the company you’re interested in.
In the search bar on our careers site, you can select the country you’re interested in. You may also be able to narrow your search by province, state or city.
Yes. Once you’ve joined our Talent Network, you’ll see a link to update your preferences at the bottom of our email updates.
Once you’ve created a profile on our careers site, you can access it at any time and update it as often as you like. Log into your account and click Access My Profile.
Hiring managers are permitted to hire relatives of our colleagues if they are selected as the best candidates through our standard application process. We evaluate each situation to avoid direct reporting relationships and common client assignments as much as possible. We do the same when our colleagues’ relationships change during employment due to events such as marriages.
APPLICATION PROCESS
We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide reasonable accommodations to any applicants with disabilities. If you would like to request any accommodations, please email candidate.helpdesk@wtwco.com
Yes. You’re welcome to apply for any positions that match your skills and ambitions.
Yes. WTW is a global company with opportunities around the world. In some cases, your eligibility may depend on your ability to secure and maintain any work authorizations or immigration documentation necessary for you to live and work as a full-time colleague in the country where the position is based.
Our recruiting team is committed to reviewing each CV/resume and responding within seven days of receiving the application. You may get a response a little sooner or later, depending on the volume of applications received.
If you meet all the role requirements and we consider you to be one of the strongest candidates, one of our recruiters will contact you to coordinate next steps. We are committed to responding to every application but, due to the volume of CVs/resumes we receive, this can take some time.
You’ll need to log in to our application portal with your email address and password to view the applications you have made.
Yes. In fact, we encourage you to do so! You can create and submit a profile by joining our Talent Network. It will then be easy for you to apply for a position later on.
Most candidates will need to complete the following stages (although this can vary depending on the country where the position is based):
- Submit an application including your CV/resume or LinkedIn profile
- Take part in one or more competency-based job interviews
- Complete background screening
- Provide any relevant documentation, including proof-of-work authorization for employment in the country where the position is based
Yes. Both your candidate profile and your CV/resume will be stored in our database, where our recruitment team can access your information and consider you for alternative positions.
We’ll add your CV/resume to our centralized talent pool. This is the first place recruiters go when a new position opens up.
If you would like to make any changes regarding your personal data or data privacy preferences, please email applicantprivacyrequest@wtwco.com
Yes. We’ll email you to let you know we’ve received it.
The purpose of your CV/resume is to get you invited for an interview by advertising to the hiring team that you have the right qualifications. Regardless of length, your CV/resume must show you meet our job requirements and provide supporting work history. It’s good to be concise (one page is fine if it includes all the required information) but make don’t omit essential details just for the sake of keeping it short. Remember, you can also apply to a position using your LinkedIn profile.
WTW takes your privacy seriously. When you apply for jobs via our website, we may use your application and any additional information you provide to assess your skills and interests against our career opportunities. We may also use the information for reporting purposes if required by local law. We may also use your information to communicate with you and inform you of career opportunities. Entities acting on behalf of WTW with which we share your information are bound by our confidentiality terms and privacy policy.
WTW SOCIAL MEDIA
We’re active on many different social media sites including:
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Glassdoor
We also have a corporate presence on:
- X (formerly Twitter)
- YouTube
- Google+
We announce some open positions on our social sites and provide direct links to job opportunities. We also post company news and updates as well as research and articles from WTW subject matter experts and leaders.
Yes. Click on the link to the specific job announcement. You’ll be redirected to our careers site, where you can apply for the job.
You can share jobs with friends by emailing them the link to the job ad or via social media (Facebook, X/Twitter and LinkedIn).
WORKING AT WTW
Our colleagues work in more than 140 countries and markets across the world. Take a look at our interactive map to see our presence and opportunities globally.
At WTW, we believe colleagues can be successful working in a variety of ways, and we are confident our high-performing culture is the result of our exceptional talent, not real estate. We trust our colleagues to know their work and the people, tools and environment they need to be successful. As far as business needs and local regulations allow, we think working styles should be determined by what work needs to be done and the kind of collaboration required for success.
Most of our colleagues adopt one of three working styles:
- Office
Onsite in a primary office location for all their working hours. - Remote
Predominantly outside of the office or traveling and spending very little time in one primary office. - Hybrid
A combination of office and remote working that can vary by colleague. The majority of WTW colleagues fall into this work style.
Many of our roles offer flexibility in terms of hours or location (or both). If flexible working isn’t mentioned in the job description, you can discuss it with your recruiter during the screening process.
We believe many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences. Our objective is to attract, retain and develop the very best talent needed to implement our business strategy globally and meet our company goals. Our commitment to inclusion and diversity shapes our approach to serving clients, delivers sustainable, profitable growth, and creates a supportive environment for all our colleagues.
DEVELOP YOUR CAREER
We believe the best way for our colleagues to develop is by deepening and broadening their experience. Your manager will work with you to provide opportunities for you to develop and grow and will monitor your progress via our performance management process.
The process will begin when you set personal objectives for the year. These objectives will be aligned with the WTW business strategy, ensuring your work is linked to the company’s continued success through our enterprise scorecard. The scorecard outlines the company’s short- and long-term priorities. Some of our lines of business create their own organizational scorecards (subsets of the enterprise scorecard) with more specific goals for their teams and individual team members.
Guided by these scorecards, your manager will work with you to create short- and long-term plans for your professional development. These plans will help you shape your career progression.
We offer our colleagues many opportunities for development, and you’ll find a variety of programs designed to support your continued growth. For individual contributors, we offer various courses and certifications. If you’re in a leadership role, we provide leader workshops based on best practices. We offer a suite of online training courses designed to build professional skills, and you’ll be able to take an online course when and where it fits your schedule.
Our philosophy is that individuals drive their own careers. Only you can fully understand what’s most important in your career progression. At the same time, we’ll support you on your career journey and provide opportunities for you to gain diverse experiences in varying business environments around the world. Your manager will also be available to support you in building your career development plan, connect you to any support you may need, and help you make informed decisions about what direction you want to go in.
We’re committed to the professional development and personal growth of our people. If, for you, that involves a position outside your home country, then your manager will help you explore available opportunities. If you’d like to view the positions now open worldwide, see the job listings on our website.
OUR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
We seek bright, accomplished, highly motivated candidates with outstanding communication skills and a true passion for business. All bachelor’s degrees are considered, as long as you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (U.S. and Canada) or 2:1 or higher (U.K.). We also look for people who demonstrate our values, which are: Client Focus, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect and Excellence.
Each program has a tailored training and development program that involves a blend of three types of learning:
- Learning within your role – picking up skills as you become more capable across the full spectrum of your job description.
- Learning from observing others – which could include working with a buddy, having a mentor, shadowing others, or even being in the office and absorbing information from people around you.
- Formal learning – studying towards qualifications or certificates.
The interview is meant to be a two-way conversation. We want to understand as much as possible about your background, experiences, interests, and potential fit for WTW and the graduate program for which you’re applying. At the same time, it’s an opportunity for you to find out everything you need to know about us.
We recommend learning as much as you can about our company and the markets we serve before your interview. You can find information on our website, including case studies and product details. We also recommend looking at our social media channels, including the Life tab on WTW’s LinkedIn page, where you can learn about our company culture and people
All candidates must apply online. Even if you attend a US school and we visit your campus, you will still need to submit your application through our careers site.
Timelines may vary from year to year and country to country, but the deadline for full-time graduate opportunities is generally in the first week of November. For summer internship opportunities, the deadline is in the first week of February.
Yes. The selection process for our full-time and summer internship programs is very competitive, and we often have more qualified candidates than positions. If you aren’t selected for a summer internship, you can apply for any full-time opportunities for which you’re qualified.
While there’s no specific formula for the assignment of these rotations, one of the determining factors is class size. While we strive for an equal distribution of graduate hires across our lines of business, the needs of the business ultimately determine how we assign rotations.
When you complete the program, your program manager will work with you to identify positions within WTW that match your strengths, skills, experience and career aspirations. The focus will be on finding opportunities that help you develop your leadership skills.
Due to the large number applications we receive, we encourage candidates to apply to only one position per recruitment cycle to avoid duplications at the interview stage. Our recruitment cycle runs from September to March.
