Procurement Summer Internship Review
at National Grid
Internship (1 Month+)
Procurement
Leamington Spa
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
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Overview of Role
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
5/5
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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.
I was in the Global Indirects team, working on a legal tender and assisting the team on other smaller projects. Using excel, PowerPoint and company applications. Doing e-learning to learn about the business and procurement specific processes.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given responsibility over certain tasks to complete within wider projects. Was not given my own project but other students on longer placements were. Ownership of my work, taking initiative
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?
Learnt lots of excel skills, presentation and PowerPoint building skills. Team working and communicating with stakeholders and suppliers
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?
5/5
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?
Lots of support from my line manager and business coordinator as well as members of my team who took the time to teach me lots. There was also available support from others and early careers if I had 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?
Very friendly people, sense of community and working together. People are nice and will take time to teach you. There are lots of graduates/interns/placement students in the company so the culture is very focussed towards learning and development
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
Really enjoyed it, felt like I was a part of the team and contributed to the work. Lots of different things to work on and flexible to decide what to do so wasn’t boring. Nice team members and manager also
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Show that you’ve researched the company, look on linked in as they have a lot on there for up to date info. Be kind and outspoken for doing they right thing and a willingness to learn is more important than having the right qualifications
