Structures Intern Review

by Buro Happold

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

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

    • I would get assigned to projects, get a briefing to make sure I understand the context, and then learn to carry out calculations/research/analyses, or be asked to repeat a task I have done before.

    Skills

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

    • I both learned new skills and developed the existing ones, though I would have preferred to be challenged more I still learned a lot about structural engineering.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • I had a fair amount of responsibility as an intern, I felt like my observations and my work were valued, and my questions were always welcome.

  • 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 some support from certain people. But the key people were quite busy with work and holidays (understandable as it was summer), so many times I couldn't fully reach certain learning goals.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • It was a really relaxed and supportive environment. I felt comfortable at the office every day and was never expected to work long hours. We had a good number of social activities. which helped me get to know people outside of work.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • I enjoyed my internship a lot as I liked most of the work I did, and all the people that I met. It was a great experience.

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 3/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Buro Happold

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

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold

    • Be proactive and seek the opportunities you're looking for whether it seems feasible or not (as long as it is reasonable). It is better to ask and wait than not ask at all, because as soon as time(/resources) allows people will do their best to make adjustments for you.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

London

November 2022

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