Engineering placement Review

by Centrica

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I found the job interesting and the people I worked with were very supportive.

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

    • I felt valued by my colleagues even though they were more experienced.

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

    • My manager was very supportive and understood where I might need help e.g. in preparing my final presentation.

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

    • There were days when I was very busy but in general the pace was good and I was rarely bored.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a considerable amount of responsibility to do things for myself.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Extremely valuable skills developed, particularly regarding interacting with others and how to get the best out of people.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The open plan office encourages everyone to be friendly and talk to one another.

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

    • Well organised in general, although as I was in a different location some of the organisational aspects didn't quite get through to me.

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

    • Reviewed my performance regularly to ensure I was on the right track. Different people provided me with informal training of how to do things I needed to know.

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

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

    • I would feel very happy working for Centrica due to the amount of support I have received from my collegues and from hearing of good experiences from those on the grad team.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a good social scene where most of the students were based and I did have the opportunity to visit the other placement students. However, most of the people on engineering placement were either on their own or with one other person. There was a good social scene with other collegues and I had the opportunity to go out for dinner / drinks with various people on different occasions.

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

    • Hull is a surprisingly nice city and relatively cheap to socialise

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Being in a city means the nightlife was good.

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

    • There were some, for example we went on a trip to the races.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

July 2014

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