Investment Consulting Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really enjoyed working my my collegues who were very friendly and the work and project were interesting.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt like part of the team

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Regular meetings with advice on performance

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Normally quite busy, it is up to you to askfor work when you do not have enough to complete

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Everything needs to be checked by someone else, but that is the case with everyone. You were able to complete somthing to the best of your ability before passing it on to someone else.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Developed an understanding of how the businesss works. Improved organisational and communications skills. The charity work was very interesting after we had got used to the idea.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Something interesting was always happening although towards the middle many people were on holiday

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was organised, however some aspects could have been thought of in more detail, such as a better idea of what was required of you when completing a piece of work. e.g backing needed.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • people were very friendly and always willing to help answer questions.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Will find out towards the end of the internship, seems to be going well so far

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Other interns were interesting and we nearly always had lunch or played pool. A few goods nights out after work

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • wasn't too bad for london, i wasn't living in the area

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I wasn't living in the area

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • there were events with asset mangers, cricket and football

    4/5
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London

August 2011

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