Pensions Actuarial Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyable internship, undertaking some interesting and relevant work.

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

    • Immediately setlled in to the company.

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

    • All colleagues were happy to help and extremely supportive providing you with a good understanding of the pensions industry.

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

    • At the start it was fairly slow, but then after a couple of weeks the work really picked up and had lots to do.

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

    • As the internship moved on with time, more repsonsibility was given to the interns with less explanation to try and get the interns to undertake the work themselves as if in a real work scenario.

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

    • I can take back the skills on how to mentor back to university and can use the skills learnt in day to day life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • A real buzz in the atmosphere with loads of socials on offer.

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

    • Everything was set in place with little effort needed on the interns behalf to feel integrated and valued.

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

    • Spent time to carefully explain complex ideas and also provided trtaining courses of the industry and also the work that Aon do as a whole.

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

    • Sports and Social Club
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If Aon feel an intern has performed well, there is a good chance of employment in the future.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were many events on throughout the internship providing plenty of socials, giving you the opportunity to speak with people from all across the business.

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

    • London is an expensive place to rent a house in, so I had to take a long commute every day.

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

    • London.

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

    • Plenty of socials and sporting events on offer to get involved in.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

South East

August 2014

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