Financial Benefits and Advisory Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Very friendly workplace culture, but there are differences in the people/culture between different divisions

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

    • All of my team was very helpful and encouraging to my learning

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

    • We had a few meetings about expectations, progress, etc.

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

    • Sometimes too busy and stressed, and at times there were lulls, but overall fairly busy

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

    • It's hard to delegate much outward client-facing responsiblity at the intern level, so I did more internal work to support the consultants

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

    • Not necessarily relevant to my studies, but very useful for my future career

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was friendly and some outside of the office activities were organized, but not too much interaction outside of work

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

    • For a relatively new program (one year old), well structured with some clear goals. There were definitely differences in work load and responsiblity across functions and divisions for the interns.

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

    • They sponsored my Tier 5 visa, which is a heavy investment for an intern. The company constantly allowed me to participate in any client meetings or cross-functional events that I wished. They were very open to me experiencing all parts of the business.

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

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

    • I am still in university, but would love to continue working at Aon.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Some interns went out more than others after work, but we tried our best to organize intern-wide events with good participation.

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

    • London is very expensive, but there are a few happy hours in the area for after-work drinks

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

    • Lots of pubs and bars in the heart of the business area of London.

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

    • The interns organized all of the social activities on their own; there weren't too many activities organized outside of that aside from charity sponsorship events.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Human Resources

London

August 2013

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