Summer Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed my internship a lot; it gave me a real chance to see first hand what an actuarial office is like. It also taught me a lot about pensions and the technical actuarial work behind working as an actuary.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt somewhat valued by the junior colleagues as I could rely on them to give me work and explain tasks properly to me. The more senior colleagues were a little indifferent.

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

    • I was given a lot of guidance and support by my manager through weekly catchup/feedback sessions.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • This varied day to day; somedays were quieter and others extremely busy. On the whole I was able to partake in a large variety of tasks.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given some responsiblity during my placement; however as most of my work was low level, this was to be expected.

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

    • I developed a vast amount of technical skills, including excel training as well as performing a wide variety of CETV calculatuions. This will aid me greatly in my university studies as I am studying Finance modules. This should also help towards studying for the actuarial exams in the near future.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The office I worked for had quite a calm, relaxed atmosphere.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Quite well organised: My manager organised quite a few meetings between us as well as socials and introductory sessions. One thing I would say is we had our excel training about 4 weeks in which was quite late as I had already encountered excel before that point so that was not well organised.

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

    • Not greatly - I had excel training sessions but that was about it. My buddy did help me out a lot.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • I would like to work for AON, I do like the company atmosphere and financial benefits however I probably woudn't choose this office to work in as I find it a bit boring.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only 3 socials were organised in 9 weeks so not really.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was okay - was outside London but still South East.

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

    • I'm not big on nightlife so cant speak much here.

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

    • I felt there were more of these opportunities for boys e.g. weekly cricket and football whereas for girls there were rarely any socials after work.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

South West

August 2017

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