Power Academy Review
by National Grid
Rating
3.5/5
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
3.0
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Your Impressions
3.3
- 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
Assisting with teams function, varies on role selected. Often project will be given for placement
Skills
Advanced knowledge of power industry
4/5
3/5
5/5
4/5
Responsibilities
Little responsibility given.
4/5
Support & Guidance
Sufficient support for the placement, however team support varies per role.
3/5
4/5
Culture
Warm and welcoming atmosphere.
4/5
2/5
3/5
3/5
Your Impressions
I’ve completed better placements but overall decent.
2/5
3/5
5/5
Yes
Be yourself - a wide variety of people are hired, do not feel pressure to fit the career “mould” as it were.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
West Midlands
August 2024
