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Actuarial Consultant Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Birmingham

Review Submitted: August 2024

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Varied work with calcs, reports, and various actuarial concepts. Heavy focus on meeting as many people and expanding the network
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Initially, it was difficult to get much responsibility, but as trust grew within the team, I began to get more freedom and complexity in the work I did. The latter half of the year I did a lot of work that I felt was trusted to me.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed a much wider and practical understanding of how Actuarial work is applied in the real world.
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?
4/5
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?
Support was very strong and always available. The office made an effort to provide advice or assistance at any time.
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?
Incredibly positive, warming and friendly. It was very clear Aon employ people they feel would be able to provide a positive influence to those around them, and I felt everyone I met genuinely wanted each other to do well.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my internship, and am extremely grateful for the opportunity.
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
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Aon to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Aon
Take advantage of everyone's readiness to mentor and indulge in asking as as any questions and getting involved with as many people as possible. Make use of any networking you can to meet as many people as possible.
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