Vacation Student Review
by Arup
Rating
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 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
So I'm aiding a team in their goals towards sustainable development by reading up on legislation from various jurisdictions about energy and climate goals. I use this knowledge to write feasibility reports for clients. I also help run simulations and calculations on fluid flow.
Skills
I previously didn't use excel much at uni as we were encouraged to use other software, but it has been made clear to me how widely used it is in industry and so I am learning to become more adept with it.
Responsibilities
Whilst I'm not doing anything heavily important I do feel that the work I do will be useful and actually used to help clients. I get left alone a lot so I like the level of trust they have given me to get on with work on my own with promting.
Support & Guidance
Whilst I was sort of just given work, there were always people about who I could ask for help or clarification if I did start to struggle or not understand anything.
Culture
Relaxed, everyone is very chatty and lets you be an independent worker when you want to.
Your Impressions
I enjoy learning what working is actually like in industry and I get to get advice from my colleagues about what path is best for my career in the future. Although some of the work is a bit slow but this was what everyone in industry has to deal with. 7/10
Yes
They are very welcoming and accommodating so just be yourself. The work is very manageable so don't worry about being overwhelmed.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Mechanical Engineering
North East
July 2023
