Actuarial Consultant Review

I enjoyed my internship a lot. I was given a relevant trainign 3 days before the start where I was introduced to the tasks I would be completing throughout my internship. I was given a good amount of work to complete throughout the 9 weeks. I was also included in other company outings and activites that enabled me to make friends and feel part of the team.

i felt valued by my collegues in terms of responsibilty with my work. I also felt my team valued my well being and I had regular meet ups with my buddy and manager throughout my internship. The rest of my collgues made an effort to make sure the interns were included in other company activities such as Aon fives and the JP morgan run.

I had regular 1 to 1 meet up with my manager to see how I was finding my internhsip. At the start of the internship I set goals that were discussed with my manager to see what I wanted to get out of th einternship. I was also deligated a buddy to whom I coudl contact with more general queiries.

I was fairly busy throughout my internship with a steady influx of work included transfer values and excel work for real clients. There was also a lot of internal training to complete if you foudn yourself with not much to do. We were also given a group project witht he other interns at the start of the program that we could work on when the work load was more quiet.

I was given a fair bit of responsibilty throughout my internship. I had to calculate transfer values for real clients that woudl be checked by people higher up than myself but would be billed to the client. I was able to sit in on a team meeting. I did not meet any clients however this would not be expected as an inexperienced intern.

I developed a lot of confidence in contacting and arranging meetings with other collgues throughout the business. I also developed my presentation skills through the CSR group project that was a task set at the start of the internship. I learnt technical knowledge about pensions and how to present calculations clearly.

Everyone in the office were fairly relaxed and happy. People would always be willing to takl to you if you contacted them. People seemed to enjoy there jobs and feel very positivily about the culture at Aon. In general a very pleasant atmosphere to work in as an intern for Aon

The internship was well organised with an induction 3 days in Chelsmford at the start. Here we was introduced to the other interns and we learnt about the company Aon. We were then told what we would be doing for the rest of the internship including a CSR group project and the calculations we may do in our streams.

The company provided us with a lot of training sessoins at the start of the internship. We had groups of 5 of us meet up with another graduate to discuss a specific topic in my stream of the company. This was very useful as we were able to ask questions in a small environemtn specific to what we were doing.

The company is massive globally and so provides many opportunities for progression and promotion. There are also a wide range of job areas within the compay which allows for you to swap aroudn and try new areas of which you may prefer. Future employment with this compnay is very appealing if you are ambition and want lots of opportunities.

There are lots of other young people within the company. They have a high intake of graduates and interns every year. Therefore it is easy to make friends within the company and to go to social events together. There are also lots of social oppotunities such as summer parties and drinks meet ups.

The cost of living in London is very high aroudn £600 a month sharing in a good location. Socialing is also expensive with most pints being over £5. However this is as expected for any jobs inside of London but normally salaires will be slightly higher because of this aswell.

The nightlife in London is very appealing to most young poeple with a wide range of clubs and bars spread throughout the city everywhere is easy to get to because of the tubes and trains. close by the work building we have bars and pubs that employees regularly visit most weeks.

Ye sthere were lots of extra activities such as empower the people day where you help communities by doing some gardening or arts and crafts on a day. There are also lots of company sports teams such as fievs for Netball and Football. Aon also had a table tennis tournament going on.