Summer Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Good office environment and a good team around me.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All colleagues valued the work which I did.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Manager provided frequent feedback (often daily) on my performance and progress on the tasks which I had been given.

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

    • I had a couple of ongoing projects which meant there was never nothing to do.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given freedom to carry out many tasks by myself which were then later reviewed by somebody else in the team to check and ammend where necessary.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • No matter what industry I go into later on in my career, the skills I have learnt over the past 9 weeks will no doubt be of use to me.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everybody in my team was very approachable and easy to get on with.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Structure and plan was set out from start to finish before the internship even began.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was given a lot of training on the job with other members of the team teaching me things as I went along.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • I was offered a place on the Graduate Scheme.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The majority of the interns had lucnh together most days and also went out for drinks together once a week or so.

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

    • It was as expected for central London.

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

    • It was as expected for central London.

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

    • Due to the nature of the internship we were not here long enough to get involved in much of the out of hours activity.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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