HR Consultancy Intern - Centrica Energy Storage Review

Item: HR Consultancy Intern - Centrica Energy Storage at Centrica
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Centrica

Internship (1 Month+)

Human Resources

Windsor

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working as an HR generalist I had two main projects. One of them was to create a bespoke induction programme for new starters and the other was to support a reward automation project and evolve the job description library to align with reward templates. Day-to-day I would work on building my induction by researching the business (strategy, values, HR policies) while participating in HR meetings. I also spent time learning about reward.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was definitely given a lot of responsibility as I was entirely in charge of the induction programme and was allowed to take it any direction I wanted.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have developed commercial awareness skills and improved my project management skills. Additionally I have been able to work on communicating effectively by adapting my style of speaking dependent on the purpose and my audience. Finally I am now increasingly able to work in a team as my collaboration with my charity challenge group led to us winning the charity challenge overall.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I felt incredibly supported throughout the placement as the EarlyCareers team were absolutely incredible and made sure we knew they were there to help with anything we needed. We also had a talent manager who constantly checked in on us in addition to our line manager who we liaised with day-to-day.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

The company culture was fantastic and everyone was so welcoming and kind. Every single person I met was willing to help me and invested in my development.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

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 absolutely loved my 2 months at Centrica. I found it incredibly rewarding to be part of a company where people are so passionate about what they do and invested in your development. I also met some incredible people and am extremely grateful for that. It gave me a good taste of what HR is like as a career and I will definitely take learnings from this experience into my future endeavours.