General Insurance - Actuarial Consultant Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Very much enjoyed, work was challenging but other staff always helpful. Work also interesting and got to develop my skills in Excel and coding which I wanted to do. The office was fairly relaxed and in general the people were friendly. I would recommend to my friends as it was enjoyable and I learnt a lot.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Mostly nice, but a couple that I didn't get on with so well which made some parts of the job harder. Overall positive though. I did feel like the work I was doing was making a difference and so felt valued in that sense. My colleagues used the work I did and so they were relying on my work being good

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Whenever I needed help with something they were always available or pointed me to someone who could help. Despite my official manager taking 2 weeks paternity leave, the other managers stepped in and were just as helpful in guiding me to the right people or solutions, which still left a challenge but were always there to support me.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • On a day to day basis, my workload varied a lot in that, some days I would have work to satisfy me for the entire day while on other days I would have to askfor work as I had none to do. Mainly to do with getting unlucky with client allocation though

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Felt like a lot of responsibility as at some points I was doing the entire report for a client, although it was checked by others to reduce errors. Pretty much every piece of work I did was then used for a client or within the team and a lot of it was left to me to check and complete on time.

    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 would say that the skills I developed are unlikely to help me in my degree, but that they will almost certainly help with my future careers, in terms of knowledge of Excel but also the networking skills that I have picked up and my understanding of the structure of companies.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The general atmosphere in the office was all in all welcoming, and I almost always felt accepted as part of the team from right at the beginning of the internship. The colleagues in the office were helpful whenever I did not understand something and the work I was given was interesting.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Before the internship began, the system by which I could claim refunds for travel expenses was poorly set up which was frustrating. However once the internship began the structure of the whole thing was well designed and there was always a clear plan of goals which I definitely appreciated a lot.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • In general the department in which I was working spent a lot of time making sure I understood all of the tasks I was being handed. The department helped me a lot to develop my skills and gave me tasks that were achievable but still challenging to a certain extent.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    4/5

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

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • The structure of the internship allowed for some allotted time with the other interns and placement students which they paid all the drinks for. This meant that in general I got on well with all of the other interns, although at times I might have liked a couple more socials with all the interns.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • 3/5

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

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • 3/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2019


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