Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor. With over 45,000 colleagues operating in 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data-driven risk solutions and advisory services.
Marsh is a business of Marsh McLennan, the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman.
We are looking for Graduates interested in starting a career in insurance-brokerage and risk-management consulting to join our Graduate Programme.
When you join Marsh, you get more than a job – you are placed on a fast track to a meaningful career, wherever you are. Our responsibility is to challenge, support and nurture your development so that you can lead the risk and insurance industry of tomorrow.
We value colleagues who are collaborative and innovative, business-like minds that are willing to learn and adapt, and who want to make a difference in their workplace and community. The Marsh Graduate Programme has been designed with this in mind: to provide an intensive 18-month experience, aiming at attracting and developing the next generation of leaders. You will have the opportunity to discover the different facets of our business by rotating in three or four different departments. From day one, you will take on real responsibility as you develop your knowledge and skills, tackle real projects, and work with our clients.
About the Programme
At Marsh, we believe that we all learn in different ways. We learn from our experiences and challenges, through interactions with others and formal learning programs. This is the reason why your learning experience will be a mix of:
1. A structured training and development programme to provide you with an intense and comprehensive introduction to the world of risk and insurance broking and also the development of your professional and behavioural skills
2. A strong support network across the business that is committed to helping you succeed and fulfil your potential, by being assigned a mentor (amember of our senior leadership) and a buddy on top of your manager.
When you complete the 18-month programme, your journey at Marsh is really just beginning! The programme gives you a solid foundation so you can continue to add value and grow as a professional. By this stage, you are joining a department based on the business needs and your interests to accelerate your career beyond the programme. A career at Marsh is limitless, with the potential for movement, international placements, continued investment and advancement.
Why Join the Marsh Development Programme?
As a Marsh graduate, you will be part of a great working environment with access to managers, buddies, mentors, and HR guidance. While your buddy will facilitate your entry into the company, your mentor, who is part of our senior leadership, will help you identify your career path. Your manager will follow and direct your daily and operational activities, supported by a training and coaching path offered by HR. As you can see, there are plenty of persons to support you on your growth path!
You have just graduated. Congratulations! Your head is full of knowledge. Now, in touch with our experts who will share their experiences with you, you will continue to learn but above all, you will be immediately integrated into our business and enjoy an exciting career with us. You will not be alone in joining our graduate program. A dozen other young talents will start this experience at the same time as you, all part of our Young@Marsh community, a network of young talents where fresh impetus and fun is always present!
Last but not least, we want to ensure that next to all of the above-mentioned aspects, you will benefit from a comprehensive and competitive compensation package. Our rewards package balance well-being and security while encouraging excellence through differentiated compensation for high performers. We are committed to pay equity.
What We're Looking For
We know that you’ve worked hard to achieve your degree – though this isn’t something we want to define you by. That’s why candidates from any bachelor or master degree discipline is welcome here at Marsh.
We are in the hunt for candidates with the following skills and attributes:
1. Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Dutch and French
3. Ability to work in teams and cultivate relationships
4. Adaptability and learning agility
5. Results-oriented
At Marsh, our competitive advantage is our people. Ideas, innovative thinking, relationships, entrepreneurship and solutions are imperative for success in our industry.
Are you ready to shape the future of risk?
Our Selection Process:
Digital application: Apply online by selecting the Belgium Graduate Programme on our career website. Send us your CV and application letter so we can get to know you a bit better. This should include why you feel our Programme would be a good fit for you!
Video interview: If your CV and cover letter are in line with what we’re looking for, you will be invited to do a short video interview. This video will help us to get to know you better, to understand your motivation for the job and your interest in Marsh as well as verifying your language knowledge (French, Dutch and English). This offers you the flexibility to record the video whenever it suits you best!
Online testing: We are looking for graduates who can adapt their learning style, are flexible, and can think broadly. To help us assess this, we use an online psychometric test.
Assessment centre: The aim of the assessment centre is to put you in practical situations allowing us to assess competencies such as teamwork, presentation and communication skills, and influencing and commercial skills amongst others.
Interview: This is the chance for you to convince us about why you would be a great fit for Marsh and to ask any lingering questions you have about a future career at Marsh.
Offer: We will call you to confirm our offer. You’re at Marsh!