Finance Internship Review
at Centrica
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance
windsor
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Day to day tasks generally involved the shadowing of members of the team, arranging and meeting with members within the wider finance department. Given a number of different projects to complete.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given an important project in order to complete, that the rest of the team was dependant on as it was laying the foundations for a future project.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed Skills in Presenting, PowerBI, Excel, Teamwork, and gained commercial industry knowledge.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Regular support and drop in sessions, and members within the team would always make time to help out.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Company culture was very relaxed and welcoming, but professional at the same time. There was a number of different diversity and inclusion networks that you were able to get involved with during your time on the internship.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had a really great time on my placement, struck a fine balance between being given real responsibility to contribute to meaningful projects, but never once felt I was being overstretched.
The rest of the intern cohort were really easy to get along with which contributed to my experience also.
The rest of the intern cohort were really easy to get along with which contributed to my experience also.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Put all your effort into each task, and always ask a lot of questions.
