Planning Supervisor Review

by National Grid

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

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

    • Impressed by nearly all aspects. Would have preferred more practical engineering, and when I arrived, it was though it was a surprise.

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

    • An office with great humour, and full of generall good people

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

    • After the intial shock of appear the management took a large intrest in my role.

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

    • As i had a large project with an exact ending. It was in a way left to me to decide the amount of work to do, obviousy the more work i did the higher the quality of my work.

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

    • I was given the responsibilty for my project, and hence I made my own decision and took responsibilty for them.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • More skills for life than for a degree. A great experience on how to deal with people from diverse and differents cultres backgrounds and sexualities.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good, once i was rempimanded for too much fun and not enough work but the balance is as good as it is efficen.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The only poor part of the program, as i mentioned previously it was a surprise that I turned up. I was also felt like I was alone from other students alot of the time. However the reason for this was probable the change over of the lead graduate manager.

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

    • Several training courses. One very good one involving advanced learning.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The National Grid have offered me a role on their Sponsorship scheme. This means i get £2000 towards my uni fees, plus £200 books, software, and hardware allowance. Having this sponsorship should give me more chance to make it a full time job.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Several Nights out, company paid for the xmas do.

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

    • Live at home

    0/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Live at home

    0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not too many.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

International

September 2009

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