Data scientist Review
at National Energy System Operator (NESO)
Placement (10 Months+)
Government
Warwick
Review Submitted: February 2026
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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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.
Updating and maintaining data reports and dashboards, helping with general data annalysis and reconfiguration.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was comfortably eased into a position of reesponsibility slowly over the first half of my placement.
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?
Learned to use power bi and azure services
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Significant informal support in the office, vocational training in power systems can also be undertaken.
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?
Early careers is informal and relaxed; wider NESO has a lot of social and networking opportunities
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 am quite happy with my experience, relatively relaxing most of the time while still challenging me when I need to be.
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 Energy System Operator (NESO) to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Energy System Operator (NESO)
try to enjoy yourself during the interview, HR will remember a friendly face!
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at National Energy System Operator (NESO)
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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