Summer Intern Review

by Centrica

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was a great opportunity, met some great people and learned a lot about power generation

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

    • Senior staff would frequently take some time out of their schedule to chat about how things are going

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

    • Unfortunately my line manager was very busy during my placement but whenever he was around he would check in and make sure everything was going well

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

    • I would have like to have had a bit more work today but unfortunately the time frame that I was there meant that I wouldn't be able to see the projects through to the end

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given quite a lot of responsibility, it was unfortunate that the project I was working on ended up being shelved due to a separate project that went ahead

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

    • While the specific information that I had been tought at uni wasn't really applicable the skills I had developed from group projects and report writing were utilised on a day to day basis

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The office had a minimal staff but whenever there were people in it was a great place to work

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

    • It felt like some of the engineers were forgotten about a little bit, mainly due to some of the sites being quite remote, it would have been nice if an event had been organised for the engineers to get together

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had a development day and a workshop on presenting that helped us to bond as a group and also helped to devlop skills vital in industry

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would definitely consider taking a place on the graduate scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was a bit unfortunate that the engineering placements were quite remote which made it more difficult to socialise but whenever we did get together it was always a good time

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

    • Living and socialising wasn't too expensive but travel was a bit more of an issue

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

    • The nightlife was pretty good

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As part of the placement we did some charity work which we organised ourselves

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

North East

August 2014

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