What it does: Aon helps government, corporate, small business, commercial, and consumers grow and protect their businesses by giving advice and solutions.
Mission: To shape decisions for the better and in turn, protect and enrich the lives of people around the world
Size and presence: Aon has more than 50,000 employees in 120 countries (2022)
Best known for A leading insurance broker and risk manager
The good bits: Aon is recognised as a FlexReady Certified employer, and awarded the 2022 Five-Star Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award from Insurance Business Australia
The not-so-good bits: It can get very stressful when you are dealing with a lot of work at once
Aon provides advice and solutions to give their clients the clarity and confidence to make better decisions. Using analytics and proprietary data, Aon empowers its clients with insights to reduce volatility and improve their performance.
Headquartered in Sidney, Aon’s financial services operate in Australia through 40 branches in all states and territories. Their activities and business entities include:
When Aon helps its clients shape business decisions for the better, they are not tied to a traditional way of doing things. To do their best, they need their staff’s innovation and collaboration from various skills, interests, and backgrounds.
Therefore, across Aon, they create a culture of opportunity so that the staff can be more connected and more valued in ways that enable them to achieve their full professional potential. At Aon, you can experience a company that is open enough for you to make a difference from the start.
They recognise and embrace individual styles of working which allow staff to do their best in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The staff need to be resilient, passionate, have a strong team ethic and a willingness to learn.
Besides the permanent roles, Aon also has a graduate programme called Launch. It is a 2-year development initiative for graduates in Sydney and Melbourne. They will learn through job rotations and opportunities to tackle real business challenges. The programme has 3 areas of opportunity: Commercial Consulting and Business Advisory, Reinsurance, and Information Technology.
To apply for these roles, as well as the permanent ones, you need to create an online profile by clicking the Apply button on any listed job on their Career page and following the steps presented. You can apply to multiple jobs and complete the job application by uploading your resume or filling out an online form.
You will then receive a pre-screening phone call to discuss your aspirations, CV background, and past work experience. It will be followed by an online/video interview in which the role is explored further with competency questions. The next step is a psychometric test and face-to-face interview consisting of group and individual interviews.
The group interview consists of going through a case study and then presenting your findings to a panel and other candidates. The individual interview will be with a manager from a team that you have flagged as a preference to join. If you are successful, you will receive a job offer.
Working at Aon means the ability to develop a career within a global organisation that allows you to work alongside dedicated and passionate people while developing yourself. Aon’s Industry-leading capabilities and clients enable you to forge a great career.
The benefits for employees might include:
The firm-wide community involvement efforts focus on risk (build more resilient communities), education (support access to education and workforce readiness), health (improve health and wellbeing), and retirement (promote economic stability for ageing populations).
Through volunteer efforts, financial contributions, and matching funds, Aon Australia supports non-profit organisations and charity partners: Beacon Foundation, Conservation Volunteers Australia, OzHarvest, and Black Dog Institute.
Globally, Aon also has partnerships with The Red Cross and the Red Crescent in giving donations, regular blood drives, and the Annual Disaster Giving Program providing shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to people in need.
In 2020, Aon introduced a new Volunteer Time Off Day to support their staff as they volunteered and served their communities through virtual volunteering, fundraising, and collection drives.
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