Aon

Early Careers: H&B Specialist - Actuarial

June 2022 • Charlotte, NC

What I liked

I recently received and accepted an offer to join Aon's Early Careers Program. Throughout the interview process, everyone was very friendly and informative. I really enjoyed learning about Aon's culture throughout the interview process; they place focus on not only helping their clients but also their employees succeed. I am so excited to get started with the company.

What I wish was different

Nothing, the entire process was great.

Advice

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Risk Solution

June - August 2021 • Boston, MA

What I liked

- Networking opportunities - Immediate feedback from managers - Everyone was very welcoming and always willing to help me

What I wish was different

Advice

- Ask many questions - Do the training courses that Aon provides to prepare for this internship opportunity - Take good notes

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Commercial Risk Intern

June - August 2021 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Welcoming environment. Learned a lot and program was great although virtual.

What I wish was different

I wish we were able to go into the office more but with the pandemic, it was obviously out of Aon’s control.

Advice

I would tell others to be vocal about what you like/dislike in your role. I got a return offer from another group that suited me better than the one I interned with.

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Actuary Intern

June - August 2021 • Somerset, NJ

What I liked

I learned a lot

What I wish was different

Wish it had been in person

Advice

Ask a lot of questions

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Account Management

June - August 2021 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

I enjoyed the company culture a lot

What I wish was different

I wish the recruiting process was more organized

Advice

Be your authentic self; network as much as possible

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Actuarial Intern

June - August 2020 • Bloomington, MN

What I liked

I enjoyed learning about the insurance and financial industries, getting real experience with actual client data, and networking to build my personal network. Having a steady schedule gave me a good taste for when I will have a full-time job after college. I also got to develop my professional communication skills and see how people truly interact in a professional and social way.

What I wish was different

I wish I had the opportunity to be in the office rather than completely virtual at home. I also wish the internship included more programming and unique software so I could expand my skillset and grow my versatility.

Advice

I would recommend to be as flexible and adaptive as possible. Really put in the effort to show what you can do and all of the influences you can have in a workplace. Don't just do what is asked of you, but try to impress your coworkers everyday that you are working.

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Commercial Risk Solutions Intern

June - August 2020 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Access to client centric projects

What I wish was different

In person, and not virtual, but COVID-19!

Advice

Be as involved as possible, firms love that. And be willing to go outside your comfort zone.

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Summer Cyber Associate

June - August 2020 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I liked the independence we had as interns and how were were given opportunities to shadow on client projects. Also, I liked the opportunities to learn more about cyber security. I attended weekly computer networking classes for continued development.

What I wish was different

I wish it was not virtual, but that was a product of covid and not the company. I also would have liked even more shadowing opportunities.

Advice

My one piece of advice I would share about this experience is to be as outgoing as possible, to that you can network with many different people. You cannot be shy. You have to put yourself out there, because they will see that as passion for the job and will better your chances at a return offer.

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Cyber Summer Associate

June - August 2020 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

Flexibility, work-life balance

What I wish was different

More intern guided programs

Advice

Learn how to manage your time and set up goals

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Risk Intern

June - August 2020 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

Great company with tons of resources

What I wish was different

More structure to the internship program - this totally could have been due to COVID though

Advice

Meet as many people as possible! Grow your network and take notes about every industry vocab term you don't know.

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Commercial Risk Solutions: Casualty Broker

June - August 2020 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

I interviewed with the team I worked with closely. The culture is like none other. Aon supports its employees and is a flexible/adaptable organization. The team was willing to have me start earlier, and kept all interns during COVID-19. No one in the firm lost their job during COVID-19. Over 50% of the employees voluntarily chose to take a temporary pay cut, so no one would be furloughed. In appreciation for all of the hard work, Aon gave all employees an extra day off and gave everyone their lost income with a bonus in their pay rate.

What I wish was different

Unfortunately, my whole internship was remote.

Advice

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Health & Benefits Intern

June - August 2019 • Boston, MA

What I liked

The culture was fun and challenging, everyone was very inclusive and engaging. Every day was different and I was always juggling different projects within the healthcare and benefits space. The entire 10-week program led up to a final presentation of my summer project to the whole office which was very rewarding.

What I wish was different

I wish I had the opportunity to explore other divisions of Aon (risk, retirement, cybersecurity) during my time there.

Advice

Come prepared every day to take on whatever type of project is given to you!

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Finance Intern

June - August 2019 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

Culture, experience, networking opportunities, and overall learning experience that was put in place for the interns.

What I wish was different

I only wish that it was longer! It went by very quick.

Advice

Go above and beyond expectations in this short time period to give yourself a good chance at having the opportunity to come back to the company you are interning for. Make yourself a needed asset within the company that brings a lot to the table.

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Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

It was a great insight into an often-overlooked industry. The ability to speak with high ranking executives and pick their minds with questions was helpful in me getting a genuine grasp of what the company culture was like and how I would fit in.

What I wish was different

I do wish I was given more tasks to work on during my time at AON.

Advice

It was great and all experiences are welcomed. You can do whatever you put your mind too and people are so willing to help you put your best foot forward.

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Consulting Analyst Intern

June - August 2017 • Waltham, MA

What I liked

Interns are treated as newly hired associates, high exposure to 'real work'

What I wish was different

Lots of down time between client deliverables

Advice

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Actuarial Consulting Intern

June - August 2017 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

I did real actuarial consulting work, not just an intern project, and had the opportunity to work on 8 client teams which exposed me to different aspects of consulting work and different people in the work group.

What I wish was different

Advice

Take advantage of the opportunity to work with many different people as you will learn a lot more about the job, the people, and what working there could look like for you in the long term.

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Commercial Brokerage Intern

June - August 2018 • Charlotte, NC

What I liked

The people I worked with and the work environment.

What I wish was different

I wish that the internship program was slightly more organized.

Advice

Form relationships with the people you are working with (especially your superiors) because insurance brokerage is largely a relationship-based industry.

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Consulting Analyst Intern

May - August 2018 • Waltham, MA

What I liked

Was given the same work as actual consulting Analysts, working directly on client work. I worked for a small group within Aon called Radford Consulting. Radford is an industry leader in compensations consulting for life science and technology companies. I left this internship with a great idea of what it would be like to work here full time and what it would be like to work full time for a consulting firm in general.

What I wish was different

A more structured “yes” or “no” return offer system. Everything else was great.

Advice

Ask questions when things are confusing on the job. Great way to learn more (and not fall behind) but also to build relationships and show that you are interested in the content of the work.

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