Summer Placement Review
by Arup
Rating
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
2.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup
- 7. Would you recommend Arup to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
Overview
Calculations and reports/ assessments on different project stages. Mixture of early bidding stages and writing AIP's to detailed design and checks on other work. Use GSA to model designs.
Skills
Developed my knowledge and capability of using design codes. Report/assessment writing improvements, how to write out the process in a more concise and clear manner. Communication skills both in the office and online.
Responsibilities
Mixture, nothing with intense deadlines but deadline set by senior levels. Good amount of pressure.
Support & Guidance
Good, majority of people were very helpful and willing to spend time with me and try guide us.
Culture
Yes was a very good atmosphere. Very different dynamic after COVID with mixture of working from home and office.
Your Impressions
I had an amazing time. It was a huge insight into consultancy work and potential job I would be interested in.
Yes
Try to get as involved in everything as possible.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering
Wales
August 2022
