Graduate Power Systems Engineer Review

by National Energy System Operator

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Daily tasks and responsibilities: involvement in projects for the control room and using my expertise in data visualization and analysis. Daily interactions internally: meetings every day to discuss ongoing problems and solutions from the SMEs.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • 1. How to approach different projects and understanding how to ask the right questions 2. Understanding how our process fits into the wider business 3. Learning about the roles in the control room and how they all fit together


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • Yes absolutely, in each team I started working on projects by the second week.


  • 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?
  • It is placement dependent, for the first one you should receive a lot because you are learning about your role, your team, and the wider business. Then by the third role you should be more independent.


  • 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?
  • Great, everyone here is happy to answer questions. People are very passionate about the wider industry here and have lots of expertise.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have really enjoyed it!


  • 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 National Energy System Operator
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend National Energy System Operator to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Energy System Operator
  • Always come with questions for the interviewers.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

London

December 2024


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