Power Academy Intern Review
by National Grid
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
- 7. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Overview
Day to day tasks was answering emails and arranging meetings with team members, attending meetings. Occasionally traveling to place of work. Had a hybrid way of work and only came in like once every 2 weeks.
Skills
Communication and Excel skills have drastically improved. Email writing and surprisingly active listening is a skill that National Grid really make sure you develop on.
Responsibilities
Yeah was given a good amount of responsibility mainly was helping a small problem that was part of a big problem. They didn't give me anything overwhelming it's quite tailored to my skill set.
Support & Guidance
A lot of support. They definitely want to make sure that you are comfortable with what you do in the job. They do put a skill development plan for you which is good as it help keep a measurement of your personal improvement in your own skills.
Culture
Very relaxed. They have deadlines to meet but they give you the freedom of where you want to complete those tasks. I found myself being primarily remote and only coming into the office for critical meetings. Which is good as I find that I get more work done in my own environment. Occasionally going into the office was for days where there was big staff meetings or resolving issues as a group.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my internship once I got passed all the training and HR stuff. A lot of time was wasted at the start doing online training but once we got into the work it was really enjoyable.
Yes
It's a good company to go with. The career paths in that buisness is massive. They are in a state where things are changing and expanding so it would be good to join them now and be part of something big in the future.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
South East
October 2022
