Industrial Trainee Review

by Arup

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • 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.

    • 2D/3D modelling, producing and reviewing highways drawings, writing reports and participating in presentations/ teams meetings.

    Skills

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

    • software (MicroStation and Excel) presentation skills teamwork and interpersonal skills report writing professionalism

  • 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?

    • 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 within reason

  • 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?

    • A lot when needed and asked for. There are many people who are more than happy to help where needed and want to help you further your knowledge and understanding of the job

  • 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?

    • Really friendly and welcoming

  • 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 enjoyed it more than I expected and has made me want to and look forward to coming back to work for Arup again as a graduate

  • 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 Arup

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

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup

    • Do your research on the company and the discipline you're applying for, have a look at what projects have been done and what are currently happening. Pick a project you're truly interested in to use in your application

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

West Midlands

August 2022

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