I have thoroughly enjoyed this rotation and the experience has definitely reignited my interest in politics that I left behind at A-level and only briefly dabbled in at university with American political science. The team have been fantastic, very patient and supportive, especially when I was off helping with the panto.

I know Abi has already written a little bit about the panto, so all that’s left to say is that it did go fantastically well (even if I do say so myself!) I was responsible for organising all the actors and coordinating rehearsals. The actors were brilliant and I was so proud of what we had achieved. (And loved performing as the Panto horse!) The panto was also a great way to get to know lots of people across different departments. And the party was a lot of fun, the hangover afterwards…not so much.

So a big thank you to PA, and here’s to Healthcare in the new year. Merry Christmas!

The last couple of weeks have focussed on introducing all 3 grads to each department. With many clients crossing different practices, it is important to know how the company works together to achieve such fantastic results.

We have also been trained on lots of household matters, such as finance and time sheets, so no excuses now not to fill them in.

Highlight of the week for me, is receiving a round of applause in my first company meeting for volunteering my help to organise the Christmas party. Embarrassing definitely, but also an indication of how Edelman really values its employees and this only added to me feeling very welcome and even more settled.

Last week was the Edelman Christmas Party and in the interest of being fiscal in these turbulent economic times, we kept it in our offices in Victoria. However, this didn’t mean people gathering around their desks, having a glass of wine.

The theme this year was American Prom – something light-hearted and easy enough to dress for. On the day rumours were soon flying around that Same Difference of X Factor fame would be making an appearance but alas, this was not true.

The office was completely transformed, the meeting rooms at the back made into one large room. There was a checked floor, and huge plastic ice-cream cones and American diner tables. Not only was the normal bar transformed into a cocktail bar, but a second bar appeared on the edge of the dancefloor.

The smaller meeting rooms were also transformed – with karaoke in one and Rock Band in the other and as the night wore on more and more people found themselves being drawn towards them.

The catering team at Edelman went all out providing mini hot dogs, mini burgers, bowls of chilli, chips, potato skins, crab cakes, popcorn, doughnuts and jelly beans – making the American Prom Theme that much more realistic. The band we had were brilliant, getting people crowding onto the dancefloor for a bit of a boogie. There was also a photographer, waiting to take the customary prom photos as we entered the room and obviously then hanging around to take some embarrassing snaps during the night.

Even though we were doing Christmas low-key this year, as we all left, it was strange to think that we had been in our offices all that time.