Centrica Insight Day Review

by Centrica

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    3.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    2.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was pretty informative, a lot of the information I already knew though.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Although there was opportunity for questions during lecture, there wasn't much to ask specific people and I didn't really want to ask it in front of a crowd. But it was just an insight day and I got an insight into the company as a whole. But I specifically wanted an insight into the midstream business which I didn't get.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Wasn't much time to ask questions specific to myself, and the stream that I was interested in.

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

    • The CV/ Cover letter section was informative, and so was the lecture on the energy sector.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • They stayed within the time they said, but I would've liked it to last longer

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really friendly

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

    • for an insight day it was great, everything was paid for.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • The employees described this well. But I wouldve liked to see what it was like working in midstream.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I got a good grasp of the culture, its not as corporate as you think. But again didn't really get a good grasp of what it was like to work in midstream

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • I came in knowing what I wanted to do. But I can imagine for other people it was highly insightful.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • up to £50

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Not really

    1/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Not that good. A Lunch? That was it

    1/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, this was insightful

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • No, if they want an insight into the work place and what its like to work there. Yes, if they want an insight into what Centrica does and the type of people they recruit. You don't really need to be at their offices, if one person goes they could easily distribute this information to everyone else. There isnt much advantage to actually going all the way to their HQ

    2/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2015

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