Year in Industry Intern Review

by Buro Happold

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The internship at Buro Happold offers an insight into what a career at the company might look like. The focus of the internship was in Sustainability and Physics, with particular focus given to Computational Engineering, Parametric Modelling, and Energy Simulations.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, the placement both helped me develop skills and learn new skills.


  • 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?
  • Yes, I got to participate in several projects and competitions, I also were assigned several computational tasks with connection to the industry. During the placement I joined both internal meetings and meetings with external parties.


  • 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 received continuous guidance and support throughout the internship which helped me with the tasks I was given.


  • 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 company atmosphere was very welcoming and supportive. The teams I was working in were very friendly and helpful.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I very much enjoyed my internship, I felt like I got to develop and learn a lot of useful skills in a very supportive environment, and got an idea of what working in the industry is like.


  • 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
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
  • To not be worried about not knowing what to do, during the placement you will be given support and time to learn.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

South West

August 2021


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