Graduate Economist Review
by National Energy System Operator
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 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 Energy System Operator
- 7. Would you recommend National Energy System Operator to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Energy System Operator
Overview
I use economic assessment methods to problems in the energy sector to help us move towards Net Zero. Day-to-day, I spend some of my time in meetings with others in the team, some of my time building models or doing economic or data analysis in Excel, and some of the rest of my time reading reports and other material relating to the problems we are working on.
Skills
Yes, I have developed my skills in data analysis, in using Excel, in presenting and writing to various audiences. I have picked up skills in economic analysis and modelling, including cost-benefit assessment. I have grown in working in a professional context. I have also learned a lot about the energy industry and energy system we have.
Responsibilities
I was given a good amount of responsibility. I was expected to take ownership of work I was assigned (which started off quite light at the start and increased as I went through the programme). I was always appropriately supported in the work I was given.
Support & Guidance
I was given a good amount of support. Starting off in the energy industry is quite hard because there is a lot to learn, but the teams I've been in have been pretty good as answering my questions and helping me learn. I have been given good support as well by the early careers team who run the graduate programme.
Culture
The company culture are good. I have really felt like I belonged at NESO, which is very important. There is a good culture of work-life balance. Other the other hand, at times things can be quite slow and process-heavy because of the size and type of the organisation. There is a real feeling that we are doing important work for the UK to achieve Net Zero.
Your Impressions
I have really enjoyed my graduate programme and am excited to stay with NESO at the end of it.
Yes
Read through the website and try and get a handle on what an electricity system operator does and how they fit into the rest of the industry. Look at our values and make sure that you show that you are 'curious' and want to 'accelerate progress' in your application/interview. They don't expect you to know lots about the energy industry before you join
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Economics
South East
December 2024
