Power Academy Placement Student Review

by National Grid

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • The work environment was very good, but i found that the project given wasn't as engineering related as could be expected. Still interesting though.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The other colleagues knew what work the Power Academy could produce, so we were welcomed from Day 1

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • We were guided quite a bit, but i think earlier corrections to our path should have been made. I found that by the end of it, the work we made wasn't what was asked for because different people gave us different information

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

    • I found most days were incredibly busy, which is a good thing. But there were the odd day where we could go on a site visit. The last week was the worst, as deadlines had to be handed in, and more work was given at very late notice (this could have been communicated to our group earlier). Also, as it was so busy, I wasnt able to take my entitled 4 days holiday off.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Quite a bit of responsibility was given, as it was us as a group's job to create the documents, no one else.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • All of the skills I learnt will help both in university and later life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • everyone in the office was very friendly, all hardworking, but knew when to have fun.

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

    • everyone aspect of the placement was put together was very well.

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

    • Not as much as i hoped, but as we were there for only 8 weeks, it was understandable.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • Very good. And as ive got other placements still to do with them, the prospects will hopefully look better every year.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We all got on very well. We ended up sharing a house together, which made it even better.

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

    • It was reasonable. Rent was quite steep for what it was, but there were cheap places to buy food, which made it better.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It was alright, few pubs which were good. We only went to one club, which wasnt up to much. But was alright nonetheless.

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

    • We weren't aware of alot of them, but I didnt have the time to do any of them, as I was too tired from a days work.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Information Technology

West Midlands

September 2010

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