Placement student transport Review

by Buro Happold

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • As an international student, I had a lot of freedom, especially because you couldn't go into the offices. I did around 7-8 hours of work per day at home, working on my own report and research.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I learned more about business cultures and uses, and also got involved in the youth engineering group. I developed my professional English speaking skills, both on teams and face-to-face.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • I had to be responsible for my own work, but not really for any additional work next to the given project. This was nice because you don't get stressed about unexpected jobs.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I got support whenever I wanted, I got answers to my questions through e-mail and teams, as well as regular team calls frequently.


  • 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?
  • It was great! Everyone was very friendly and introduced themselves. The one day I could go into the office I was even given a tour of the surrounding area during lunchtime.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • It was amazing. 10/10, amazing company to work for.


  • 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 Buro Happold
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
  • Just email or reach out on LinkedIn, a lot is possible and they're always willing to see if there is a space for you at the company!


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North West

July 2021


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