Investment Consulting - Portfolio Risk Review

by Aon

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The role involves the implementation and management of LDI portfolios. Day-to-day you are monitoring portfolios, using Excel to create new hedges and instructing trades to be made. You also carry out various calculations and help with performance attribution calculations. Also responsible for helping to keep an audit trail of the work that has been done.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed my ability to use Excel, particularly in using the INDEX and MATCH functions. Also, as part of the wider intern project, developed my ability to work with others and present to an audience.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given an adequate amount of responsibility. After I had been shown the processes carried out within portfolio risk, I was trusted to carry out tasks on my own with little supervision.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was happy with the support and guidance I received during the internship. All members of my team were very approachable and happy to help. I was also able to schedule meetings with colleagues in different teams and business areas in order to develop my wider understanding of the business.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • In my team and business area, the culture and general atmosphere was great. It was a very social and inclusive environment, and a genuinely enjoyable place to work.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed the internship very much, it was a good place to work, with approachable colleagues and a manageable workload. Some of the tasks I completed became somewhat tedious at points.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Aon
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Aon to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Aon
  • No particular advice


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

London

August 2023


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