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Olympic Fever

As always it has been a jam packed couple of weeks here in London. For the past week the pace in London has gone from frenetic to a frenzy with the streets packed with Olympic athletes, representatives and news teams from around the world. Pop-up broadcasting...

Published 27-Jul-2012 10:57 by Darius Cartier

Filed under: st andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Olympics, London 2012

Suns out and the living is easy.

With the Olympics arriving and it being the last few weeks here in London, life is currently hectic. The surge of people in London is noticeable as the tourist areas, such a Covent Garden and Leicester Square, are teeming with people and the opening ceremony...

Published 23-Jul-2012 13:08 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: alumni, London, Giles Insurance, Olympics, CEO, covent garden, thorpe park

Harry Potter and Singing in the Rain

So it has been two weeks since I wrote a blog, but I was determined to see London/England and have plenty more stories to share and what a busy two weeks it has been. In work the tempo has rapidly increased and all the Giles interns are starting to feel...

Published 12-Jul-2012 8:45 by Katie McGrath

Filed under: New York, London, Giles Insurance, Musicals, Harry Potter, 2010, CEO

Learning how to wash clothes

Hi all, The last week has been extremely busy with our project at work gathering momentum. The prospect of presenting our plan to senior management during week 8 has begun to play on our minds and we have had to increase our work ethic to keep on track...

Published 11-Jul-2012 9:25 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: saltire, Giles Insurance

Culture, Work and a Traumatic Experience

Hi all, As I type we are already into week 4 and nearing the mid-way point in our internships. It’s crazy to think we only have another 4 weeks left and I still have so much left to do. The last week was particular busy with meetings and conferences...

Published 04-Jul-2012 9:23 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Underground

Why Are We Not Cultured?

Hi there, We are into week 3 of our summer in London and things haven’t slowed down at all. We have been incredibly busy over the last week and it’s difficult to choose the events that are truly blog worthy. From talking to previous Saltire...

Published 25-Jun-2012 10:45 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: London, Giles Insurance

Week 1 - London we have arrived

Hi everyone A quick introduction as this is my first blog of the summer. I’m Mathew a 4 th year Business Management student at the University of Glasgow, and I’m one of the three interns at Giles insurance in London. I have visited London...

Published 17-Jun-2012 18:36 by Mathew Grace

Filed under: London, Giles Insurance

The Obvious Career Choice For Aerospace Graduates

When I decided it was time to write another one of these I started by going back and checking how long it had been since my last Saltire blog offering and was shocked to see that it had been a year and that I was fully immersed in the life of a foreigner...

Published 23-Feb-2012 15:09 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones, London, Giles Insurance

The Curious Art of the Blog Title - End of an Era Part 2

Well blog readers - this really is it from me! And composing your last ever blog brings with it a certain responsibility...how to sum up, effectively, such a various and significant experience? So, rather than adopting a “great big summary of everything...

Published 03-Sep-2011 16:37 by Jennifer Henderson

Filed under: st andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Jenny Henderson

Continuing Our Legacy!

So, that's it. My 12 week internship experience in the business hub of London is over. As I walked back into my home in sunny, sunny Cumbernauld, I couldn't help but think of the day I left and the excitement I felt as I loaded myself with all...

Published 30-Aug-2011 13:10 by Susan Rimmer

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer, Maths, Statistics

The End of an Era - Part One

Morning blog-ees! First off, a little apology. Upon re-reading my last blog I discovered that some punctuation and paragraphing decided to disappear into the ether somewhere between my word document and the Saltire page... I will strive to resolve this...

Published 29-Aug-2011 15:31 by Jennifer Henderson

Filed under: st andrews, London, Giles Insurance, Jenny Henderson

Presentations, self-evaluations and taking over the world!

So it's possible that the last week of my internship was one of the busiest weeks of my life- finalising the analysis, preparing for the project handover and final presentation and socialising with colleagues and Saltire alumni- apologies in advance...

Published 23-Aug-2011 16:22 by Sarah Hampton

Filed under: University of Glasgow, 2011, London, Sarah Hampton, Giles Insurance, Maths, Saltire Foundation Alumni

Perpendicular People (With the bit that I forgot to copy & paste in from the Word document...)

Good morning everyone! Once again I am writing this after a crazy but amazing weekend, but this time in my hometown of Glasgow rather than London. (A little observation for you – nobody in England seems to refer to any of the cities in Scotland…...

Published 09-Aug-2011 11:29 by Jennifer Henderson

Filed under: University of St Andrews, London, Sarah Hampton, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer, Jenny Henderson

Keep Calm and Carry On

So I'm sure everyone has seen the news by now and is aware of the current situation in London. At the moment we are lucky enough to have been unaffected in terms of the location of both our flat and workplace, so it's business as usual for us...

Published 09-Aug-2011 9:39 by Sarah Hampton

Filed under: University of Glasgow, 2011, London, Sarah Hampton, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer, Jenny Henderson, Maths

The London Loner

Hallo Okay, so the end of week 10 leaves me on my lonesome, as both Sarah and Jenny have gone home for the weekend for a wedding/21st, and I have to say, it feels very strange doing all the daily things without them. Although, I'm excited for a chillaxing...

Published 05-Aug-2011 11:08 by Susan Rimmer

Filed under: University of Glasgow, London, Giles Insurance, Susan Rimmer

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