Power Academy Student Review

by National Grid

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my time working for National Grid this summer. Every day flew by and I really enjoyed the placement.

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

    • A small office helped in getting to know everyone and integrating with other staff. We had very good feedback from everyone.

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

    • We were very able to get help and support on any issue that was troubling us as our manager was very willing to ensure that we enjoyed our placement.

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

    • I had ongoing tasks to do for the majority of the placement, although I sometimes found myself doing extra tasks that were not asked so that I could fill some time! Although a lot of this came in useful!

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

    • Our manager, although happy to assist, was very eager to let us make our own decisions and judgements when it came to the policy!

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The project has given me a greater insight into the power industry which is useful as I have a power class at university next year! I also spent a lot of time doing team work and a few presentations which I know I will use at university a lot next year.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I really enjoyed the office that I worked in, the atmosphere was really good!

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

    • The project itself was organised quite well but we had issues with our comkpany laptops at times and getting the correct software installed on our laptops.

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

    • I was not really given a great deal of training in the placement, but the company do look at your personal development and try to encourage this.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think I have impressed enough that I may have a job i the future... hopefully!!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • As many of us had to travel down from Scotland we lived close to each other and so we could go out at weekends and socialise which was really good!

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

    • It was not too expensive in certain places to go out for a drink with other students and our rent was relatively cheap!

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

    • There were quite a lot of bars and clubs in the area so that we had a wide variety to choose from!

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

    • We could get involved in activities in the local area but not reallt at work.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

August 2010

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