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Summer Intern Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance and Risk Management

London

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Research and analysis of client company structure and operativity (including financial and legal info), completing clients Work-Up documents & Trade Restrictions Checklist, attending to in-person client meeting, attending U.S. Construction Casualty team meeting, shadowing my manager in the Lloyds of London, remain up-to-date of the insurance industry and macro trends
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes definitely, mainly related to aspects like confidentiality and attention to detail
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- I refine my ability to analyze clients' needs and recommend appropriate coverage options effectively
- I enhanced my overall understanding of clients' financial situations and potential risks
- I honed my negotiation, presentational, and communicational skills
N.B.: The reason why I'm giving 4 out of 5 regarding "How would you rate the training provided during your experience?", is because sometimes I had inconsistent workload, hence some days I had little to do.
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Unfortunately, I haven't be able to work frequently with my manager as He had to go in the U.S. for a client , and remained there for roughly 70% / 75% of the total duration of my summer internship. Nevertheless, whenever I needed I've been able to contact him. As regard my colleagues, most of the time (~85% of the times) I received the required support and guidance. As regarding the remaining 15% of the time, they where either too busy or in holidays.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
A welcoming and open space place, where people could easily conversate during their work days. As overall I really liked "Aon way of doing business"
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
In general this internship has been really useful both from a professional standpoint a well as from a soft skills development. If the question was: "Would you do it again?" the answer is, definitely yes.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Aon
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Aon to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Aon
1) Don't be afraid to "chase" people and ask them for more work
2) Socialize and meet as many people as you can (both colleagues and intern-peers) to better understand Aon from different perspective
3) Leverage Aon proprietary capabilities (Aon Avenue, MyLearning, etc.) to enhance your knowledge and discover more about Aon and its areas/departments
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