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National Grid

Commercial analyst Review

at National Grid

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Review Submitted: June 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Work within the customer markets team and work on processes to make the business more efficient have meetings with different people to do so.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given complete independence to do projects and trust to work on my own projects.
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?
Yes learnt many new skills such as communication skills and having more confidence
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?
4/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Best support I’ve received and felt comfortable to reach out any time
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Amazing culture and felt invited to be apart of the company and welcomed
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 placement as it brought me new skills.
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 National Grid
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Bring out your comfort zone and enjoy the process.
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