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Aon

Actuarial Consulting - Pensions Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Manchester

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

3.4 /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
3.5/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
3.3/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - Overall Experience
2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Actuarial Consulting - Pensions. Consisted of report writing, several member calculations (e.g CETV's) as well as accounting.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Medium amount of responsibility, but given meaningful tasks that directly affect client
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?
Better Excel and Report writing skills
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Decent amount of support, given a manger and a buddy to help out
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Good culture, my office not very diverse but certainly other offices are. Everyone really friendly.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
The internship was good in helping me see whether or not I would like to work in Pensions. Personally, the work was not particularly interesting to me, but grateful to have the work experience.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Aon
2/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Aon to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Aon
Ensure you research the company thoroughly before interviews and get an idea of which office location/business line would best suit your needs
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