Vacation Student Review

by Arup

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Day-to-day basis involves meetings, structural analysis by hand calculations and software packages (Tedds, GSA-Oasys), designing connection details, and reviewing subcontractors' connection designs.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed technical skills in structural analysis of varying materials (steel, concrete and masonry) through relevant software packages.


  • 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?
  • 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?
  • Yes - throughout these 6 weeks placement, I’ve been given varied workloads and responsibilities of a few different projects


  • 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?
  • The people at Arup are incredibly supportive and always ready to guide and share their expertise.


  • 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?
  • Inclusive, supportive and friendly!


  • 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?
  • 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?
  • The internship was a very rewarding experience, hence a 10/10


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
  • Be enthusiastic and passionate about what you like to peruse in your career.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

North East

August 2022


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