Trainee Project Manager Review

My role involved managing the project with one of my colleagues to ensure the client was happy with the work being carried out. I worked very closely with suppliers and the client to ensure everything was met to a high and correct standard.

I developed and learnt many skills such as; communication (verbal and written), organisation, management, IT skills, time management skills, and all this led to an increase in my confidence.

Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility, especially when other colleagues were on annual leave. This allowed me to take on more responsibility and control over the project, which allowed me to get more involved and create a stronger relationship with the clients and suppliers, giving me more exposure to the business and the project I was working on.

I received a lot of support and guidance from my line manager, mentor and colleagues. My line manager always pointed me in the right direction and offered advice. The mentor programme at Arcadis was also extremely helpful and would recommend signing up to this when you first start. There is a lot of help and guidance to everyone, which is easily accessible, especially when you first start. Every colleague is extremely kind and offers help and support in anything.

There are many social events throughout the year such as summer BBQ's, Christmas parties, sporting events, and charity days. On occasion more than one office gets involved and they have a joint social, allowing people to travel and see different cities and meet other colleagues from other offices.

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at Arcadis and it definitely exceeded my expectations. The opportunities to grow within the company are really good, and the teams and people you meet are all really very inclusive of everyone. I would definitely go back and I would recommend working for Arcadis to anyone.

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Write a formal CV and Cover Letter explaining how you would be a good fit for the role. For the assessment centre, get involved, share your ideas, and volunteer to take on different tasks. If others in the group are more quiet encourage them to get involved too and let them share their opinion/ ideas by asking them things directly. Let others have a chance to speak. For the interview have real life scenarios of when you succeeded in something and when you failed or something didn't go right and how you overcame this. Have a growth mindset and think about how things will evolve in the future. Do your research on the company too, and have knowledge of some of the projects Arcadis has delivered.