Industrial Placement Review

Item: Industrial Placement at RWE Supply & Trading
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at RWE Supply & Trading

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Analysis

Swindon

Review Submitted: September 2024

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

4.3/5 - 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.

Maintenance of company processes and company IT systems
Varied day-to-day tasks and responsibilities
Supporting Middle and Front office teams
Opportunities for project work

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes - immediately treated as a valued member of the team and within a handful of weeks you are efficiently assisting the team in daily tasks
Opportunities to lead/run meetings, give presentations and take part in project work (both company wide projects and smaller team projects)

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?

Communication - from a cross-departmental and cross-locational team
Teamwork
Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills - from day-to-day tasks
Exposure to new systems - Endur, SAP, IMOS, Nexus, Jira
Daily exposure to the operations of energy and commodity markets

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?

Line manager, direct team, fellow placements, graduate students, and Early Careers team were always available for any support needed throughout the placement.

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?

Results oriented
Strong accountability but flexible
Given freedom to explore other company teams/departments to develop company/industry awareness - everyone very friendly
Lots of full-time employees went through the graduate/placement programmes so they have a good understanding on what is wanted/needed
Frequent trainings available on different topics allowing for personal development