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Centrica

Year In Industry - Marketing Stream Review

at Centrica

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Windsor

Review Submitted: September 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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - 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.
On a day to day basis the below tasks were completed:
- Reviewing of brand metrics and adobe analytics data.
- Managing marketing activations such as an out of home box, to collate missing communications and delight customers.
- Interact with other interns and graduates.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, was given responsibility to handle multiple projects and budgets up to £80k.
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?
I developed multiple skills such as brand management, budget control and stakeholder management.
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?
5/5
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?
A lot of support was provided throughout from my line manager, and talent managers.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Company culture was very corporate, they wanted to get their message across and their values as much as possible. Resonated well initially but became repetitive later into placement. Still think this comes across well across the board and is inclusive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
To a great extent, I had a fun time and got to experience a lot of enjoyable activities whilst also getting a lot of tangible experience.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
I would recommend that they are true to themselves, happy to accept their mistakes and learn from them and open to new challenges.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
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