Protection and Control Placement Student Review

by National Grid

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • 4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Staff were always very helpful

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very helpful staff at placement location

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Varied greatly throughout.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • This looks low, but since this area of engineering is very specialist, it would take at least 3 months to get your knowledge up to a level where you could be given this.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The department pretty taught me about protection and control systems for 8 weeks solid so pretty good.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • 5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Quite poor communication by organising party which meant the department didn't reliase I was coming till quite soon before placement. The department did a very good job to accommodate us taking this into account.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • NG are generally very good

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • 4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • 5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

International

August 2009

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