Power Academy Summer Placement Review
at National Grid
Internship (1 Month+)
Warwick
Review Submitted: October 2021
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
4.5/5
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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.
Day-to-day, one could expect to be trusted with their time to go through their assigned tasks. If any issues arise, your manager/colleagues can be contacted quickly via Teams or on email. Site visits are also part of routine.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
From the onset, I was treated like a full time employee at Grid and trusted to work without the need for micro-management.
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?
I learned about stakeholder management and I developed many other commercial skills throughout my time at Grid. My technical skills regarding research, analysis and optioneering also developed.
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?
My manager and members of staff who oversee summer placements and Power Academy Scholars were always one Teams call away if there were any concerns. Placement students also had the opportunity to support each other as we had our own Teams group.
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?
The company culture is relaxed but focused. There is a great emphasis on work-life balance and working to support personal development in line with National Grid’s goals.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement - this is testament to all the great people I met and the variety of work I was exposed to in such little time.
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
Do not hesitate with sending that application. The energy sector is in a very exciting time and the variety of work in upcoming projects will keep one enticed daily.
