Actuarial Consulting- General Insurance Review
at Aon
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary
London
Review Submitted: August 2021
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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
1) Learning sessions with my manager and completing tasks (mostly in Excel) following these sessions. These lessons really developed my understanding of the role.
2) Social impact project. This involves working in a team of interns to complete an social assignment. We had to write a report and give a presentation as part of this.
3) Networking and reaching out to colleagues across the business.
2) Social impact project. This involves working in a team of interns to complete an social assignment. We had to write a report and give a presentation as part of this.
3) Networking and reaching out to colleagues across the business.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was not given huge levels of responsibility as the internship is designed to teach. I did, however, take on responsibility in my social impact group and I have made some contribution to the team in which I was placed.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- Excel
- Technical actuarial knowledge
- Working in a team
- Communicating technical concepts in a non-technical manner
- Technical actuarial knowledge
- Working in a team
- Communicating technical concepts in a non-technical manner
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?
HUGE amounts, and I can't stress this enough. I was in constant communication with my team and everyone was very willing to help and answer questions at any time. My manager very kindly spent many hours with me and supported me through every step. I was also given a buddy who was close to me in age who was there for support whenever I needed it.
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?
The company culture is very non-hierarchical. I have very much enjoyed the fact that I am able to contact almost anyone from any level of the company to be greeted with friendliness and a willingness to take time out of their day to teach me.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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 have loved this internship and am so glad I did it. I now know that actuarial work is what I want to do, and I would love to work for a company like Aon in the future.
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
Be patient. Aon is a great company, but they are not very quick on the admin side when it comes to intern applicants.
If you are successful, throw yourself into it and do the very best you can. Network with lots of people and don't forget to write things down! You'll learn a lot so a notebook will be your best friend.
If you are successful, throw yourself into it and do the very best you can. Network with lots of people and don't forget to write things down! You'll learn a lot so a notebook will be your best friend.
