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Hydrogen Intern Review

at National Grid

Internship (1 Month+)

Warwick

Review Submitted: October 2021

Overall Rating

5 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Analysing asset data sets currently used for natural gas and analysing their potential use for hydrogen.
On a day-to-day basis this involved going through manufacturers data and drawings and picking out relevant details
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, our final report will be used to support the decision to move to hydrogen
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?
Analysing data
Reporting progress in a succinct fashion
Presentation skills
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?
We were able to go into the office once a week for face-to-face meetings which was very helpful during covid. Also we had a dedicated line manager that would spend the day with us when we were in the office.
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?
Difficult to assess as we were mainly working from home, but overall was very inclusive and welcoming
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?
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 found it a valuable experience and a really worthwhile, societal project that is very important in todays 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
Clarity of scope and knowing the intended use of the project.
having a single point of contact in the business
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