Vacation Student -Mechanical Review
by Arup
Rating
-
Skills
4.5
-
Responsibilities
5.0
-
Support & Guidance
5.0
-
Culture
4.3
-
Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup
- 7. Would you recommend Arup to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
Overview
Day to day my tasks varied quite a lot throughout the 6 weeks. I was involved in reviewing drawings, creating energy models of buildings, writing reports as well as tasks using tools such as Exel and Word
Skills
New skills I have learned include reviewing Stage 4 and As-Built mechanical services drawings as well as some experience in IES Virtual Environment energy modeling. On top of this the internship developed essential skills such as Exel and interpersonal working skills
Responsibilities
I was given the scope to work independently once I knew what I was doing but there was always support available if I needed it.
Support & Guidance
ARUP interns are supported by their line manager as well as a 'Buddy' who is usually a relatively new graduate (been at the company less than 2 years ish). So you are not short of support if it is needed. Everyone who set me a task explained it clearly and were happy to help if further explanation was needed.
Culture
The office has a great atmosphere with people happy to help or chat about the work. The company culture at ARUP is different to other companies I've worked at due to it being an employee owned company and I found there were more regular socials and fewer meetings.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my internship throughout, the work I was completing was valuable both to for me and my experiences and for the company. Some tasks were tedious but this can be expected from any job.
Yes
Apply early in the academic year, spend real time on your application and be yourself in the interview. Also, researching what the company does is important for any application.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Mechanical Engineering
Wales
September 2022
