"I was looking for an internship that would give me practical experience to help me decide whether I wanted to pursue a career in process engineering. It was important to me that work I would do would actually be impactful on the company. There were a couple different examples of projects I could potentially work on in the job advert that all seemed interesting to me and there was a large emphasis of the energy transition which I’m very passionate about. It was also very clear that there would be potential return graduate offer which was a huge plus."
"My project and knowing that the work I was doing was actually needed and would be useful to the company. This meant I was motivated to do my work well and I wasn't worried about asking my manager and other colleagues lots of questions related to the project because I knew they valued the work I was doing."
"It helped me develop my team-working outside of a university context with people I wouldn't usually work with. I learned to use normal industry software for process engineering like HYSYS and was able to apply skills I already had like Excel in a new way. I was able to apply some basic engineering principles of fluid mechanics and safety but in a more realistic way than at university. Overall, I learned how to work on a real-world problem where not everything is ideal."
"Really focus on why Centrica specifically not just any energy industry. Try to include Centrica's core values in your answers - they really are priorities at the company. Use the application process to help you identify your strengths and use the feedback to help you even if you don't end up working at Centrica."
