Aon Summer Internship 2012 Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed the environment that I was working in and the people.

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

    • There is only so much an intern can do due to the nature of the work which I realised before I went. However I found everyone was very friendly and willing to have a chat about any questions I had related to work and paid an interest in where I was at University or how my weekend was.

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

    • There was no one person who looked after me as I was moving around weekly within a department. However whichever sub section of the department I was in there was always one or two people who would look after me and have a daily chat about how I was finding things and what was going on.

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

    • I was never over loaded with work! I had the intern charity project which kept me busy a lot of the time. A lot of it was shadowing how brokers did business in Lloyds and talking through accounts and processes that they used. However I also did a few spreadsheets and emails. I never got realy bored.

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

    • Not a huge amount to be honest, but I dont think that neccessarily matters. I feel I have a much better overview of how the insurance industry works. I spoke to many under 25's in my dpeartment and they all seemed to have good levels of responsibilty which I thought was excellent.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • 3/5

    The Company

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

    • The balance between hard work and fun was perfect.

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

    • Very good.

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

    • We went to wednesday morning Aon School to learn more about Marine insurance which was very useful and sat in on various presentations about the market.

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to go back there. What appealed to me was speaking to the young members of the department who all loved their jobs and seemed to recommend a career in the industry.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I saw the other interns for lunch most days which was good. Within my department I was welcomed and included in drinks after work which was a great way to get to know everyone better.

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

    • The City of London was fairly pricey as one would expect!

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London has a wide range of nightlife to suite everyone which was great.

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

    • The charity project helped in this aspect as it gave us the chance to organise a pub quiz.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

London

August 2012

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