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Aon

Actuarial Consulting Review

at Aon

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

London

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
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.
Various excel calculations regarding: annuities, discount rates, transfer values, retirement quotes
Some accounting work
A lot od admin work corresponding with members of your client team or client reps
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was the first point of contact with one of the clients I worked with. I was put in charge of chasing up funding updates and updating our query logs and sending monthly updates
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Countless excel skills,
Great improvement with my mathematical/numerical reasoning
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?
Everyone regardless of seniority were willing and open to help you with the simplest of questions and problems
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?
Everyone's difference are valued. The most inclusive I've seen or even heard of. Very welcoming and friendly (not just saying for the sake of saying)
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?
8/10, the 2 is just because my personal interests may lie elsewhere
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 yourself, they appreciate authenticity
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