Finance Summer Intern Review
by Centrica
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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 Centrica
- 7. Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Overview
Focussing on PH Jones OPEX, through communication with different colleagues across the business, analysing and complying the information to give manager and wider team a greater understanding of the costs in the business. Work aligned with PH Jones strategic objectives to gain a better understanding of its operations, and from that, identifying any risks and opportunities for the business.
Skills
Excel skills have been sharpened through its extensive use. Gained a more comprehensive understanding of Centrica and the wider energy industry, with the key take away being learning more about how to work more flexibly by adapting to different problems that arises day to day and accountability, understanding the knock-on effect of how your work/ actions affect your wider team.
Responsibilities
I was given adequate amounts of responsibility, especially in terms of delivering the work associated with my project.
Support & Guidance
Support and guidance was given when asked for it. people are usually quite helpful and more than happy to help, even if you approach them as an intern.
Culture
Great company culture, flexi-first approach of working really nice. Company culture on the more relaxed side with good general atmosphere in the office.
Your Impressions
Quite enjoyed in internship, especially coming into a blue-chip company with little experience working in a office environment, being able to come in and contribute to a project that benefits the wider team was really nice to be a part of.
Yes
Just to enjoy the process, don't be afraid to ask questions throughout and put your best foot forward.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
South East
August 2023
