Finance Summer Placement Review

by Centrica

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Worked in FP&A. Carried out weekly tasks which included weekly and monthly deliverables. Had great exposure so was able to speak to lots of people about the business and learn a lot.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Developed excel skills. Learnt how to use Power BI and Power Query.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Responsible for weekly and monthly deliverables. Took on a variety of tasks. Given plenty of guidance from line manager but also worked independently.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • Lots of support given. Got on very well with line manager so could ask anything! Everyone really helpful and didn't mind asking questions. Important to make notes as you go though

  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Everyone very friendly and happy to help. Had a great exposure to people in different areas of the business.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Really enjoyed my placement. Would definitely reccommend.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica

    • Make notes as you go, don't be scared to ask questions and organise catch ups with people to find out what they do. Use it as a learning experience.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2021

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