Investment Consulting Placement Review

Item: Investment Consulting Placement at Aon
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Aon

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting, Economics, Finance

Leeds

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - 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.

Advising on defined benefit pension schemes in the UK. the role of investment analyst includes sending emails internally and externally to investment managers, actuaries and clients, producing quarterly meeting papers and attending/presenting at these meetings, and analyzing market and client data.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I have been given responsibility for regular tasks, presenting at a client meeting, communicating with and issuing formal advice and documents to clients, and organizing the delivery of projects.

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?

Excel - a large portion of the role involves excel and develops your technical skills
Interpersonal & professional communication - experience communicating in a professional manner with colleagues and clients
Quick thinking & problem solving - the role requires you to think of solutions to problems every day, sometimes on the spot or very quickly
Presenting - at client meetings and internally
Organization - the role requires you to balance and coordinate a large number of tasks simultaneously

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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?

The team were extremely supportive, patient, very willing and keen to teach me new skills and always involve me in new projects and opportunities.
Formal support included a manager, buddy, mentor and a female mentorship group.

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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Great culture - very supportive, friendly and everyone is calm and understanding of any mistakes

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?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year. While it has been stressful at times, I have had an incredible amount of opportunities and developed so many new skills. I'm very grateful for the Leeds team for making this experience so great!