Actuarial Intern Review

Absolutely loved the whole experience! Throughout the 10 weeks, I thoroughly enjoyed all the training as well as all the new people I met. There isn't a single bad point I can make about the internship.

Considering I had entered the internship with minimal experience in the actuarial field, my colleagues regularly gave me calculations to do for clients. I felt valued in a sense that my colleagues trusted me to carry out various pieces of work.

This is something in particular I really valued at Aon. The support that was provided to me was fantastic. Initially I was quite nervous that I might be out of my depth (due to lack of experience in the field), however within the first week my colleagues made me feel at such ease. They all encouraged me to ask as many questions, and to ask for help whenever I needed it. In particular, the 'buddy' system was really useful - my buddy helped me out with everything from expenses to transfer calcs.

The combination of client work in my office and the CSR project ensured that I was kept busy everyday. In general, most of my week was spent on client work. Due to being the only intern in my office, I believe this helped my workload as my colleagues were keen to give me as much valuable work experience as possible. However when the availability of client work was scarce, I had the opportunity to work further into the CSR project. It was a great balance between the CSR project and client work.

Considering I was just an intern, I was very surprised by the amount of client work I was exposed to. Towards the end of the internship, my colleagues were comfortable with me doing several calculations for clients. In addition, the CSR project was the sole responsibility of the interns and hence we had minimal guidance. This was a good experience as we developed several skills such as project planning and team work.

There is a vast array of skills that I am able to take away from this experience. In particular, I have developed skills in Microsoft Excel, presentation abilities, project management and communication.

I was in the Manchester office, and in general it is quite a small office compared to the other regional offices. However, I absolutely loved it. Due to it being a relatively small team, it meant I developed friendships with everyone in the office and I was able to work with almost everyone. The general atmosphere was very friendly, and it felt more like a working family. Everyday I had a good laugh my colleagues.

Absolutely fantastic. Credit and thanks must be given to the organisers of the internship. The 10 weeks flew by so quickly! It was greatly organised as I felt in 10 weeks I had achieved so much. In addition, I was particularly impressed by how the Aon Early Careers team organised several events to help the interns meet each other and interact with another. Several of the interns I am now very good friends with, and this is thanks to the CSR project and celebratory drinks etc.

In general, I was provided with great training for personal development. I worked with their 'Skills Blocks'. With regards to technical training, this was mainly my colleagues taking time to teach me various actuarial methods.

I am over the moon to be offered a Graduate position with Aon for September 2017.

Thanks to several events and the CSR project, I was able to socialise with several of the other interns. After the whole experience, I have remained friends with many of them. In particular, the celebratory drinks at the end of the internship was a great experience!

I was fortunate enough to already have accommodation in the area (my university accommodation), so my cost of living was not too bad. In general, Manchester is not as expensive as other cities such as London, so my cost of living and socialising was pretty goodin my opinion.

Manchester is well-known for its night life! I absolutely love the city.

Yes - I had the opportunity to go to the Leeds office summer party as well as the Manchester office summer party. It was great fun, and I was able to meet a lot of new people.