Power Academy Scholar Review

by National Grid

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • The company is great lots of people gave their time to us as a group to share their expertise

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

    • By permnant employees of National Grid felt valued by the amount of time they spent with us. Felt less valued with some members of the power academey scheme.

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

    • Support was all put on the shoulders of one person (a really helpful person) but with a day job needing to forfilled this limited the amount of guidance we could be give. For a variety of reasons our contact with any management was limited.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

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

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

    • 3/5

    The Company

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

    • Office very friendly and welcoming

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

    • As there were a large number of us on the same scheme at the same time organisation was through HR, and was well coordinated

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

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

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

    • The graduate scheme is very comprehensive, and gives lots of greater experiences for the understanding of the company, after that it is diffcult to say, I might like to use some more of my degree skills to do development of assets rather than runnning of maintenace

    4/5

    The Culture

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

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

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

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

    • 4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

September 2010

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