Investment Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Great experienced, glad I did the internship

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

    • Wasn't expected, we are interns, you start at the bottom

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Lots of help was given with tasks, and if you got stuck on anything everyone would be there to help

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

    • Ranged, some days your twiddling your thumbs waiting for email responses, some days your working late for 2 hours

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

    • Increased towards the end

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Despite doing a finance degree, nothing was directly linked bar knowing about different asset classes

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Quiet, but relaxed

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

    • Given an intern project, then several ad hoc tasks by different team members I was already added to several clients list before my first real day in the office

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

    • Paid masters are avaliable at Imperial for actuarial students

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

    • Subsidised Canteen
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Find out later on next week!

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Several trips to the pub after work, but none to clubs, depends what you are looking for.

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

    • London, simple as.

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

    • London, simple as.

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

    • There were a few activites - football 5 a side tournements, go karting, cricket was played every week

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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