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
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Role overview:
• Helping to define the commercial strategy and business plan
• Deliver on strategic priorities getting new propositions to market
• Build business models and help determine investment priorities
• Insight analysis of our performance
• Leading cross-functional teams to deliver our strategy
• Helping to define the commercial strategy and business plan
• Deliver on strategic priorities getting new propositions to market
• Build business models and help determine investment priorities
• Insight analysis of our performance
• Leading cross-functional teams to deliver our strategy
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given ownership of projects from the first week of joining my team. I was allowed to make the primary decisions and requested feedback for improvement on multiple occasions. I was encouraged to express my creativity in the models, and think of appropriate assumptions if required. Overall, I was designated five projects with varying degrees of independent and collaborative 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?
New skills:
• Stakeholder management
• Sales forecasting
• Commercial awareness
Development of existing skills:
• Excel
• Communication & collaboration
• Business language
• Stakeholder management
• Sales forecasting
• Commercial awareness
Development of existing skills:
• Excel
• Communication & collaboration
• Business language
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?
4/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
People were always available to answer my questions. I received great guidance throughout the placement. This was from many levels of the hierarchy in the business.
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?
Great work environment. Everyone is approachable.
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?
Very enjoyable - a great introduction into the corporate world.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Centrica
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Be aware of the projects Centrica are currently working on and why they align with your interests. Be keen on expressing your interest to improve your commercial awareness.
