Investment Consultant Intern Review
at Aon
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: August 2026
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
As an investment consultant, your job is to advice clients (mainly DB pension schemes) on how best to invest their assets to meet their liabilities. As an intern, this chiefly involved preparing client materials and doing admin on behalf of clients, although there were intern development and opportunities to join client meetings.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Routine work that was reviewed by multiple others before it went before a 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?
Yes, I have learned lots about investment, excel, powerpoint, presenting, and teamwork.
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?
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had a manager and a buddy to support and guide me, with weekly meetings with both.
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?
Positive culture of friendly and open people who were committed to doing a good job.
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?
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 found the work interesting and the team were friendly.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Aon to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Aon
Be confident and ask questions.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Aon
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
