Student Engineer Review

by National Grid

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • I Enjoyed the placement a lot and I was able to apply some of what I had learnt on my degree to rea life situations.

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

    • They made me feel like a member of the team straight after joining them. Valued my ideas, were helpful and were easy to get along with

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

    • Good support, could always approach them if I had any queries.

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

    • Sometimes there were times when I didn't have much work to do and my line manager was away and no-one else had much work to give me. Other times I had just the right amount of work to do.

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

    • I attended meetings for people, and had to deliver a number of key documents for specific deadlines. I also undertook a solo project that lasted about 3 months having to visit colleagues in other offices and deliver the work by a specific deadline

    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 got to attend numerous courses, some general and some on specific aspects of Ntional Grid Work. Some will be useful in my degree, some will not

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was friendly and approachable. I was also quite a busy office with people coming and going. It was also quite noisy because the phones never stopped!!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Objectives were set at the start of the placement. I had a change in Line manager 1/2 way through the placement but the objectives were not carried across

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I went a numerous courses including a student development course just after I joined National Grid. My manager was always trying to find trips which I could go on or sites which would be interesting to see.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing company to work for due to the size of the company and the varied amount of work they do. Unfortunately didn't get accepted to Graduate Scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not any other students where I worked but managed to go out with my colleagues a couple of times

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Quite Low cost

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

    • Good

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Some

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

International

December 2009

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