Summer Placement Internship - Engineering Review

Item: Summer Placement Internship - Engineering at Centrica
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at Centrica

Internship (1 Month+)

Windsor

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

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

3.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working in a small team with two other interns, we spent 7-weeks working on a group project encompassing renewable generation and storage technologies, with update presentation given incrementally and a final report complied at end of placement. An individual buddy project was assigned by a senior graduate with a final presentation given to key stakeholders.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Complied a final report on project work for line-manager to use to justify future project proposals.

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?

Project management, financial analysis, presenting skills.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

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

3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Staff are very helpful. The engineering internship is very well structured and organised by engineering graduates.

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?

I really enjoyed working at Centrica. The support that was provided to me throughout my role was invaluable and I always felt involved in my team

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

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?

My placement challenged me a lot and made me test myself and my time management skills. It was hard at times, but ultimately I have gained a lot of experience through the projects that I have undertaken