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Aon

Insurance Broking intern Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance and Risk Management

London

Review Submitted: August 2022

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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
I would work on my intern project daily by learning how to edit and shooting some videos, have daily interactions with my project team members. Attend meetings with insurers and sometimes clients. Interact with my team members as they explain different aspects of the insurance product and they would give me research or admin tasks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was not given much responsibility.
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?
I am far better at organizing meetings and relation to new people and building relationships. I am better at providing constructive feedback and have greater attention to detail. I have gained more financial literacy due to intern learning sessions provided.
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?
4/5
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?
I was given consistent support and advice from members of the team I worked in as well as external clients that I networked with. Everyone was very happy to answer and encouraging of questions that I had. They always took time to answer my questions in detail.
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 culture is very good, they are pushing Aon united which encourages the whole company to work together and support each other. People are pretty relaxed and friendly in their interactions with each other.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement but would have liked more responsibility.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

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
I would tell them to consistently write down anything they don't understand and go back and ask their colleagues.
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