Future networks intern Review
by National Grid
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.9
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The Company
2.9
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Placement was interesting but didn't get much exposure to the rest of the business.
Valued by close team but not by wider department.
Not as much as I would have expected. Didn't have any formal progress/development reviews. It was obvious the team hadn't had an intern before.
I had a lot of freedom to management my time which I liked, but wasn't given any deadlines to to structure placement which would have been useful.
Within my project I was responsible but wasn't given any other tasks so no other responsibility.
Developed organisational skills further but not much other than that.
The Company
Office was busy so didn't always get a seat in the main part of the office.
Definitely could have been better, but I think it was specific to my department/team.
Didn't receive any formal training or development during placement.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Working from home
Seems like a good company to work for with a good graduate scheme. Bit put off by how huge the company is, but that's a personal preference.
The Culture
Tried to organise social events but really difficult even though there are a lot of placement students around. The building is so big, there's no chance of meeting another student. Other colleagues didn't seam to socialise with one another out of work. I imagine the graduates get to know each other well though.
Average, neither expensive or inexpensive.
Good but I had an advantage of it being the area where I go to uni
None that I knew of
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Science
West Midlands
November 2012
