Trainee Project Managers Review

by Arcadis

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • 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.
  • I was working with other project managers to deliver projects. my day to day responsibilities were liaising with contractors to complete tasks that were critical to the projects.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt many new skills such as the use of online software and being able to read construction plans. I have also developed my existing skills, my communication skills for example were greatly improved during my placement.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given some responsibilities during my placement, i was given tasks to oversee and ensure that they were completed and these were my responsibility to ensure that these tasks were done correctly.


  • 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?
  • I received a good amount of support from Arcadis during my placement. If i ever didnt understand anything there was always someone to explain things to me. It was explained to me that there was no silly questions, which was greatly appreciated.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The general atmosphere was great, despite the fact that i was mainly working from home, i was made to feel like part of a team, and when i did travel into the office there were out of hours activities with my team that i was invited to take part in.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement with Arcadis, this was mainly due to the people working there, they really helped my development and always made me feel included.


  • 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 Arcadis
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
  • Apply early and take all of the assessment centers seriously, as they are important.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Property Development

West Midlands

August 2022


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