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Summer Internship (Reinsurance) Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance and Risk Management

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
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.
- Working on projects from your division
- Attending meetings from your division
- General and division-specific training
- Working on your Aon intern project
- Catch-up meetings with peers and mentors
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Maximum responsibility I experienced was creating some deliverables that would be used either internally or with clients. Potentially there is scope for more.
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?
Developed a lot of technical knowledge surrounding the (re)insurance industry.
Gained experience into working in a corporate environment, including Aon's wider goals as a firm.
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?
A lot.
There were general training sessions, division-specific training sessions, weekly meetings with your mentor, peer-coaching sessions with fellow interns.
And everyone's mostly free to just hop on a call and run through things with you - whether fellow intern or someone experienced at Aon.
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?
Very friendly and welcoming.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very much!
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
It would be useful to reach out and talk to people if it's hard to learn in detail what Aon does in the division area you're applying for.
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