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Centrica

Finance Intern Review

at Centrica

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

windsor

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

4.3 /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 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
I worked on Excel to detail the reports for the DTS team
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given the responsibility to speak to stakeholders within the business and gain an understanding of their needs and requirements, as well edit the live reports.
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 built on my Excel proficiency and developed my communication skills, as well as gaining commercial awareness
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?
4/5
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?
The emerging talent team and my team within my role provided me with as much support as I needed during my placement and helped me develop within my role as well as in soft skills
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?
The environment was very positive and encouraging and the colleagues were friendly and approachable
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?
4/5
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 enjoyed my role and my time during my placement immensely
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Centrica places a large emphasis on their 5 core values of Care, Collaboration, Delivery, Agility and Courage and examples where you have displayed those, and they are also committed to charity and sustainability.
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