Power Academy Student Review

by National Grid

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

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

    • The placement has been good, although more technical engineering work would have improved it further as I find the work my team do very interesting.

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

    • As I work in a small office I was able to integrate well and give them some knowledge of my background so they could appreciate why I was here.

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

    • My manager was absolutely fantastic - always available for a chat or some feedback and very approachable.

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

    • When working within National Grid I always had some work that I could do. However, I spent 2 weeks working with a contractor to get some experience and they did not have anything for us to do when people were too busy to spend time with us.

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

    • We were given responsibility of our own project - we could time manage it and organise it as we felt fit as long as we met any milestone deadlines that were set.

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

    • I have gained a much greater appreciation of the work done by Network Mapping but was not really given any specific training as part of this placement.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • As I worked in an office with only 7 other people, I was able to get to know everyone - very friendly atmosphere.

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

    • There were some issues with tax being incorrectly taken from us but the actual placement was well set up and I had no major issues!

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

    • I never received any direct training or development but I did have the opportunity to do intitial, interim and final placement reviews which were good to discuss progress and areas for development.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Car

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

    • I have very much enjoyed my placement but I think I need a placement with much more technical engineering to confirm a future with the company. I am very much undecided at this stage.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Could not fault the social side of my placement. Nine students were placed in Leeds and so there were plently of people to spend time with outside of work.

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

    • The cost of accomodation was fine and general living costs were pretty average.

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

    • Leeds had great nightlife and so did the Headingly area where we lived for the 8 weeks.

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

    • There were not many work activities as it was a small office but there were activities around Leeds that you could get involved in if you wished to!

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2011

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