Investment Consultant Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed many parts of the internship, the general moral in the firm is relatively high and the work ethic is good

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My team was always friendly and didn't mind helping me out and answering questions

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

    • Initial introduction to how everything worked was good, feedback however was non-existent right until the end of the placement

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

    • Took a few days to pick up but in general kept nicely busy over the entire course of the internship.

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

    • All work has to be checked by someone else (standard company policy), so I was able to do actual work and was given a good level of exposure given the limited skills I had going into it.

    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 learnt a lot about genuine time management (at any one time you may have 10 tasks with 10 different deadlines, organisation actually matters), plus a lot about markets etc which will help with my degree.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Generally positive, quite a young enthusiastic team so the office was rarely boring, a few complaints about various clamp downs the firm was doing but otherwise pretty happy.

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

    • Within my office I would give this 10/10, they sorted everything very well, however the overarching HR were pretty uncommunicative about various things which lets it down.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They give you 3 days training initially and then I went on a couple of other training days otherwise (not specific to interns but relevant nonetheless).

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

    • Flexi Time

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

    • They take on 50% of interns roughly, although a lot more depends on the situation which the team you go for are in. My team has a relatively high turnover and plenty of work so opportunities within this team are comparatively higher.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 3 other interns in the whole office, and ~65 country wide. You meet everyone in the first 3 days but after that I only maintained contact with my charity project team.

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

    • I lived at home and could walk to work which was ideal. It's Bristol so going out is reasonable, although I spent many weekends in my placement in London which is obviously more expensive

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

    • Bristol's alright, plenty to do, pretty cheap.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Nothing really through the firm, but I didn't mind that given that I was living at home.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

South West

August 2012

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