Undergraduate Economist Review
by National Energy System Operator
Rating
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Skills
3.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 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 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
- Run specialist energy modelling software. - Help other teams with modelling requests. - Help team with large scale projects like tCSNP2r
Skills
- Learnt new software like Plexos. -Developed existing skills like communication, Excel, managing large projects.
Responsibilities
Not initially because of the large skill and knowledge gap but after 5-6 months I was given projects to work on and lead.
Support & Guidance
Incredible support from manager and HR. They understand the steep learning curve in this industry and role and are more than happy to help whenever required.
Culture
10/10. Friendly, Supportive and a place you can be yourself. Everyone is happy to connect for a chat and help you!
Your Impressions
It was initially a bit difficult because of the large knowledge gap but you get the hang of it if you are curious and ask questions. I'd say I am now enjoying the placement.
Yes
Be yourself at Interview and read about the publications at NESO website to sound more confident. If you dont know answer to questions, just say so. Teamwork is big at NESO so be inclusive during group interview.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Economics
West Midlands
January 2025
