commercial operations Review

Item: commercial operations at National Grid
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at National Grid

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

Warwick

Review Submitted: June 2025

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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - 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.

Taking responsibility with customers who are onboarding, look after vulnerability scans of the systems. Supporting the team members who have excess work and ensuring the team runs smoothly. Taking minutes and noting actions at meetings.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given responsibility over a handful of projects, however I would have liked more responsibility and would feel like I deserved more responsibility

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Yes, I have learnt and developed many skills. Mainly how to work in a corporates environment, then there have been technical skills that have been developed. Communication and presentation skills I have also worked on.

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?

There was plenty of support provided. Ranging from mentoring sessions, check in with the IPs and support from the early careers team

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?

The company atmosphere was great, everyone you meet is always happy to help and when speaking to colleagues about their experience they will also cite National Grid as the best place they have worked

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

1/5

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, and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a placement. It has taught me a lot about my self and helped develop skills and helped me shape what I want going forward in my career