Power Academy Scholar Review

by National Grid

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    3.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Attending meetings, working on the targets set when not in meetings or training sessions.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes, I have improved my programming skills.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was given a fair bit of responsibility.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • A lot of support was offered.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Very positive and light hearted

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I enjoyed it a lot and look forward to going back to the company in future.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid

    • Show that you are knowledgeable about what the company does and the future of the Power Industry, and just be yourself.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

September 2022

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