Business Investment Advisory Intern Review

by Arup

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Depending on the project, it would involve creating slides within packs to be used for meetings with respect to the project. Assisting with benchmarking tasks, along with completing research tasks to be presented back to colleagues who wish to learn more about a particular market or product. All work was associated with actual projects.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have greatly increased my knowledge with respect to carbon capture storage, on shore wind and technical due diligence processes. My research skills and presenting skills have greatly developed and I have been able to expand my network significantly.


  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Not extreme amount of responsibility with respect to the task, but I was not unfamiliar with completing tasks with tight deadlines (same day).


  • 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?
  • Guidance was given when asked for.


  • 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?
  • Quite friendly but also focused. An environment where you could work efficiently but not intense or stressful.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I enjoyed it greatly, would recommend to any students wishing to learn more about engineering consultancy.


  • 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
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
  • Conduct research on current energy schemes being implemented to move resources to a more sustainable future


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2022


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