Power Academy Summer Placement Review
by National Grid
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
- 7. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Overview
Day-to-day, one could expect to be trusted with their time to go through their assigned tasks. If any issues arise, your manager/colleagues can be contacted quickly via Teams or on email. Site visits are also part of routine.
Skills
I learned about stakeholder management and I developed many other commercial skills throughout my time at Grid. My technical skills regarding research, analysis and optioneering also developed.
Responsibilities
From the onset, I was treated like a full time employee at Grid and trusted to work without the need for micro-management.
Support & Guidance
My manager and members of staff who oversee summer placements and Power Academy Scholars were always one Teams call away if there were any concerns. Placement students also had the opportunity to support each other as we had our own Teams group.
Culture
The company culture is relaxed but focused. There is a great emphasis on work-life balance and working to support personal development in line with National Grid’s goals.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement - this is testament to all the great people I met and the variety of work I was exposed to in such little time.
Yes
Do not hesitate with sending that application. The energy sector is in a very exciting time and the variety of work in upcoming projects will keep one enticed daily.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
West Midlands
October 2021
