Cyber Security Intern Review
at National Grid
Internship (1 Month+)
Cyber Security, Software Engineering
Warwick
Review Submitted: September 2025
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Soar engineering, cyber security, programming, automation and collaboration across multiple cyber security teams
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. A reasonable amount by default, more if you seek it. You do meaningful work.
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?
Yes, plenty of oppurtunity to practice skills or develop new ones across tech chains, teams and volunteering
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?
4/5
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?
As much as required, all team and wider company were very supportive, but only if sought after.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Fantastic. Genuinely very open and collaborative. Had a fantastic focus on personal development, training and work-life balance
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
Entirely
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 National Grid to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Show that you are a well rounded individual, not just in domain expertise. Have a willingess to collaborate or listen to others.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
