Trainee/Intern actuary Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • I'm staying on for a couple more weeks so it clearly wasn't that bad!

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

    • I felt very welcome and was definitely made part of the team

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

    • Always there to help, the buddy system was very helpful.

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

    • My placement was unfortunately during a quiet time in the team, and I don't think this reflects on the normal running of the team.

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

    • Hard to gauge in this sector; Whilst I was given lot's of different roles of varying importance, everything was double and triple checked as is the norm. They obviously can't let an intern have client contact!

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

    • Very useful skills if I choose to continue in this field, but they're not really relevant to my degree of study. The office experience has been a useful experience though

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I've always assumed offices to be dull places to work but the atmosphere here made it quite enjoyable.

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

    • Clearly a lot of planning had gone into it. There was a bit of an issue with emails not reaching a lot of us interns though regarding our projects.

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

    • They certainly gave us a lot of time to get up to speed and learn on the job.

    3/5
  • 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?

    • Very good, but I would like to take a year out to travel before starting a job, not sure if this would be an option.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were only 4 of us and 2 of them had to travel to get to work so rarely came out. The projects did create social situations though.

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

    • Bristol is pretty expensive, and socialising with earners at work is definitley more expensive than student socialising! All in all wasn't too bad though

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

    • I love Bristol, I go to uni here.

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

    • Some, but not many. I think the summer holiday is a quiet time for work activities, due to many people being on holiday.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South West

August 2012

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