Intern, Customers Review

Brilliant work environment! I really enjoyed my time in the Blue Lab. The people were fantastic, the atmosphere was brilliant and the innovation culture is infectious. It's really exciting to see what's been going on and to see what will happen in the future! I am really grateful for the experience they've given me!

I feel as though I was trusted to complete a variety of tasks without supervision from day 1. I participated in large projects and even completed my own. My colleagues were sympathetic to my university subject and encouraged me to see more of the company. They sent me on many visits to different departments to meet as many people as possible.

There was plenty of support from all members of the team. I was able to choose the projects I worked on and be coached through how the company would approach those specific task. I was offered a brilliant introduction that really grounded me in my internship, made me comfortable asking for help and allowed me to bond with other people in the office.

Some days I was incredibly busy but others were a lot more relaxed! This may be my own fault though! Overall, it was a good balance that saw me through to lunch every day!

I was given a good level of responsibility. This allowed me to complete my own projects but also help out on others going on inside the lab. As with any large company there will be restrictions, however the team helped me to work with to produce work to my best ability.

As an engineering student, I was not expecting the type of work I was given. I embraced it as a learning opportunity and within no time I was enjoying being in the lab and the work I was doing. This will improve my organisational, project and interpersonal skills, which will be invaluable for the future.

Great atmosphere! The office was bright, open plan and well equipped with everything one would need to work effectively. They hooked me up with a laptop, stationery and anything else I needed. The office had a great collaborative vibe that made me feel comfortable asking people for help. There was also a great coffee machine!

The organisation of the scheme was generally great, however, there did seem to be a hicup with getting me signed into the system. This meant I had to keep requesting access to systems over the phone. IT and HR services were brilliant and quickly helped me to fix all the issued.

EDF were fantastic for personal development. After making contact with people in other departments, they encouraged me to go and visit them at their location to learn more about what they do. They sponsored these trips. If I wasn't able to visit, I was able to make phone calls to fins out more about specific areas.

I would love to work for EDF in the future and have been encouraged to do so by many of the members of staff.

There was a very relaxed social scene that main revolved around the pub and beach bbqs!

Portslade is very good value, which was brilliant for a student.

Don't get to go out unfortunately, but I was assured it was great!

None that I was aware of.