Finance Intern Review
by Centrica
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Rating
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The Role
3.6
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
2.8
- 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
People treat you with a great amount of respect and value your contributions greatly.
A very good level of support by those you work with, less so by the graduate team.
This ranged greatly. Some weeks I traveled across the countries for events and meetings. Other weeks were quite slow.
A decent amount. Enough so you can make an impact but not enough to feel overwhelmed or in danger or doing something damaging.
Not at all in my degree but greatly in the work place.
The Company
I was part of a team with a great overall atmosphere
Quite well organised. A few errors with the work laptops but nothing else major. Work was structured well.
Centrica invest a great amount. I was given presentation training, the opportunity to present and detailed feeback. Excel training was also given to me which is very valuable. Other areas also included development days, insight days (I spent a day with an engineer) and networking events.
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Good, but competitive.
The Culture
By far the best part about the placement. You live with the other interns and have an incredible time!
On the higher side but not ridiculous.
There was none. But only a 15 minute jouney to Windsor meant we could have some nightlife.
Not much.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
London
August 2014
