Summer Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

4.7/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.9
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • An excellent insight into to the insurance industry, with visits to the Lloyd's building and opportunities to meet a variety of people within the industry. A very good work/life balance too. Given a team CSR project with the other itnerns and had to deliver a big presentation at the end of the internship.

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

    • Everyone was very welcoming and made sure I always had work to be doing. The team were appreciative that some of the tasks were a little boring so tried to mix things up for me.

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

    • Manager was always there for me to ask questions, if they were away, I always knew who else to speak to. I was left to manage my own time and workload too.

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

    • I always had a couple of tasks on the go so had plnety to be getting on with, but not too much that I had to stay behind late. More often than not, I always managed to leave on time.

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

    • Trusted to manage my own workload as well as completing a team CSR project that was separate from the work in my team.

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

    • I gained mostly networking and presentation skills from the internship which will benefit me in any future career.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very social and everyone was very supportive of each other.

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

    • The early careers team did a fantastic job of organising everything, with constant communication from them and weekly lunch and learn sessions to teach interns more about Aon.

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

    • Mostly online training modules. Although there was a day-long introduction to insurance held at a London venue. Also participated in a week-long client seminar, where I was taught about the entire insurance process.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Excellent as there is plenty of opportunity to move around within the business and even work abroad.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Had a very social group of itnerns whom were always meeting up for lunch as well as outside of work time.

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

    • London is very expensive anyway, however there were a few places around that had deals and offers running.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again, London is a very social place with something always going on. plenty on offer in terms of nightlife.

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

    • Sports teams such as five a side football and various other clubs. However I spent most of my time outside of work socialising. Went to a couple of young insurance events.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

London

August 2018

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