Electrical Engineer Summer Placement Review

by Arup

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Initially it was to review documents before they were sent to the contractor. After which cable schedule reviews and then correct the mistakes such as error in cable measurement and size on Revit. Learned to apply Dialux and then go then on site visit to learn further about Dialux application in real life.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Improved Excel user. Learned Dialux and Amtech which are crucial software for electrical designs for buildings.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Relatively yes because most projects were coming to an end during the time I was there so I still got work which was relatively important.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Quite a lot

  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Everyone was quite welcoming.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Very content with my experience especially with the things I learnt during my experience

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Arup to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup

    • Always ask for work because unless the initiative is shown then you will not receive much work.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Wales

August 2022

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