Operations Consultant Vacation Student Review

by Arup

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • A fantastic team, and lots of different interesting projects, however some dead time when work could not be found for me.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team was incredibly welcoming, always happy to have meetings and talk through work. People happy to take time to give advice, was invited to drinks after work and on lunchtime walks.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The direct line manager was very busy and had average communication, though made an effort to see me a couple of times during the placement. However other lower down employees were always around and happy to take time to support and guide.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Most days were very busy, however around a fifth of days I had little work to be getting on with.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had to write an official concept paper for a project to be sent to clients within the first week. And during the final week was entrusted with control of documents that had very limited access.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The analytical skills will be useful in university but I imagine the skills developed will be very useful beyond in terms of minute taking and general work place skills.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very welcoming, lots of jokes, regularly had communal food. Lunch was always had together with flowing conversation and "wellbeing walks" provided a welcome break from the office environment.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The interview process was a tad slow and various weeks of the work were short on things to do, however everyone in the team was made aware of who the interns were and how long we were there, and we were all assigned supervisors and had people in the team to talk to for any issues.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were regularly asked if there were any particular areas of the team we wanted experience in and had various opportunities to take part in online courses and attend lunchtime seminars.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Whilst not specific to the placement students the team social scene was strong with regular casual drinks and a few organised events.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's London.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's London!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were a few activities outside of work, however being summer there were not as many people around so fewer socials are organised. But a few sporting events took place, as well as networking and talks out of hours.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2018

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