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HR summer intern Review

at Centrica

Internship (1 Month+)

Human Resources

Windsor

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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
4.8/5 - 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.
Was given a really exciting main project to work on mostly independently but also ad hoc tasks such as assisting with articles. Also got to take part in the charity challenge in a team with other interns.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given much more responsibility than expected and liked how they trusted me to assist on major projects for the business and lead meetings.
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?
Got the chance to develop many new skills that I would not have had the chance to before, such as how data is used within HR.
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?
Cannot fault the support, had great support from everyone at Centrica from my line manager to other interns.
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?
Culture and atmosphere was very friendly and welcoming, and always felt comfortable asking for help from anyone.
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?
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?
I really enjoyed my HR summer placement at Centrica and felt as though I was included as part of the team.
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 Centrica
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Centrica
Ensure to do thorough research prior to the assessment centre.
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