Summer Intern Review

by Aon

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

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

    • I was given a good variety of work, some of which played into my technical abilities which was nice.

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

    • My colleagues were friendly, but since I performed predominantly ad-hoc tasks for different colleagues I didn't get the opportunity to get to know them particularly well.

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

    • If I ever had any questions I could ask and receive a satisfactory answer, but not much more support beyond that. I would have liked a proper training/introductory session. (I had a very informal one with a colleague before he left.)

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Since I was predominantly doing ad-hoc work this meant the amount of work I received had a high variance. But generally I was not as busy I would have liked.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was trusted; the work I was doing was very similar to that of a full-time graduate.

    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 have learnt a lot about the insurance industry and risk modelling which will be useful.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • My team was generally hard-working. So while I wouldn't exactly say the "fun never stopped" it definitely wasn't "dull" in the normal sense of the word. My colleagues were outgoing and friendly which made a nice working atmosphere; everyone seemed to be enjoying the work.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Had major IT issues during my first week; would have been a lot better if things could have been set up properly prior to my arrival. Also I feel the lack of any official objective-setting or mid-internship review system is a missed opportunity. Otherwise things went smoothly.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As I mentioned it would have been nice to receive some official training/introductions to the more technical side of my role.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Hard to say at this point in time! I hope I am made an offer of employment.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Unfortunately nothing official organised by the company! I feel this is a missed opportunity for intern bonding. We had unofficial social events but given the extortionate price of London (especially given our pay...) these were fairly innocuous.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London unfortunately is not cheap and even more unfortunately our pay did not seem to reflect this.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • See above comments... Also my team were not huge on night life.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Project, which was well-organised, was a nice chance to get involved with some charity work outside the office.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Insurance & Risk Management, Actuary

London

August 2014

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