Finance Summer Placement Review

by Centrica

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • A placement with Centrica is a really positive experience, all the way from learning about finance to chilling with the other interns in the evenings!

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

    • My colleagues treated me like one of the team from day one.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

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

    • I was given work whenever requested, sometimes there was tiny lag between these pieces of work, but generally great.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The level of responsibility was perfect for an internship, we were all given valuable, interesting and relevant projects.

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

    • I have learnt a lot on this placement, lots of new skills to take forward to uni next year and other things i'll be involved in.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Despite being placed in an important financial team, there was still a really good atmosphere around the office. We even had a great british bake of style cake competition!!

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

    • Mixed, some projects were really well structured others were slightly beyond the reach of an intern with limited access to systems!

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I attended finance and accounting training, excel training, a finance conferenct and tours of other offices. This was all to expand my knowledge of finance and the wider business.

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are really good opportunities to go from the summer placement to the Graduate scheme! Many of the current grads that i have talked to whilst here started on the summer placement!! Unfortunately I don't hear about whether I am on the grad scheme until tomorrow, fingers crossed.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • You live with the other summer placement students so you have the opportunity to spend evenings and weekends with them. We went on nights out, to thorpe park and for meals; a really nice balance of activities.

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

    • Accommodation was provided, which was such a bonus!

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

    • 3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There is so much to get involved in! Including an opportunity to raise money for charity in teams, we took part in this and had a great time raising money for a great cause!

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2013

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