Finance Intern Review
at Centrica
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Windsor
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
creating power bi reports and flows on power automate about work that relates to Treasury
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, I was fully responsible for my projects, for example people now know the reports that I have created were made by me.
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?
I learned power bi and power automate, I picked up a lot of career advice and developed many interpersonal skills
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?
3/5
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?
I did not receive much support because I did not really need it, however, at the times where I needed it, I was immediately assisted by my manager, in the cases where my manager could not help me, she knew someone who could help me when I needed it.
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?
The company culture was very friendly and relaxed, although that does not mean that work was not being completed, the environment was not as intense as I want it to be.
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?
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 really enjoyed the people that I met at my internship. Out of all the jobs that I have done so far, my internship at Centrica was the best job I had, because of the other people that I met, from the senior executives to the other interns, everyone was friendly, laid-back, and full of humour which made every day better and better.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Make sure you research the company well, especially look into the news that Centrica has currently been involved in. Also, look into researching the energy sector, even if your internship is not directly related to that.
