GLG’s Internship is an exciting opportunity for university students looking to pursue a career in research, consulting, B2B client servicing & business development, or the financial services sector.
This internship is structured to develop your communication and teamwork skills and broaden your industry knowledge while working in a fast-growing global firm. You will support the GLG Southeast Asia Corporate team on projects by conducting industry research, reaching out to opinion leaders and key executives across various verticals, and take a significant part in providing best solutions to enhance client’s decision making. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of strategic initiatives aiming to streamline business processes.
Specific Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)
- Supporting the client facing team. The Intern will provide project support to the client facing team who manage multiple projects on a day-to-day basis.
- Facilitating educational interactions (this is the scheduling part) between GLG Network Members and our clients, enable our clients to make more informed and confident decisions.
- The Intern is tasked with fulfilling time sensitive research requests by analyzing client requests and building, qualifying primary populations of topic experts. Most GLG client/expert interactions consist of telephone/ virtual call consultations but also may consist of surveys, written reports, and in-depth consulting engagements.
- Identifying and screening experts. Work with client facing team in identifying the most suitable experts for each project, through thorough examination of experts’ knowledge and eligibility.
- Enhancing the GLG Networks. Developing relationships with GLG’s most respected thought leaders across sectors, as well as potentially recruiting new senior executives and leading consultants into the GLG Networks through research, networking, and direct outreach
- Team-wide collaboration
- Ad-hoc duties assigned by team
We Seek Bright, Positive, And Flexible People Who Also
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in relevant research industry, marketing research, or consulting will be a plus
- Able to write, speak and present succinctly to deliver investment theses/ideas
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Ability to multi-task and priorities activities effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to work independently on tasks to deliver expected outcomes
- Able to work through ambiguity and proactive seek for alternative solutions when there is roadblock
- Able to commit to a minimum full-time 3 months internship
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.
At GLG, you are an extension of our clients’ core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.
We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
