Vacation Student Review
by Arup
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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
Reporting to my line manager within the structural engineering department for things to work on and designing structural aspects of different projects to Eurocodes, aided by a recent graduate 'buddy' assigned to me after I accepted my internship offer.
Skills
I have developed existing skills and seen how what I have learned at university having been specialised in Civil Engineering for a year relates to Structural Engineering in the real world. Some topics I have been introduced to at university have also been explained to me in more depth here, as well as their impact on structural design which sets me up well for the final year of my integrated masters.
Responsibilities
The amount of responsibility placed on me increased throughout my 6 weeks as I needed to be familiar with the appropriate steps to design members of structures to the standard required for them to actually be approved and built.
Support & Guidance
Lots - I was able to ask as many questions as I needed and was regularly and actively encouraged to do so. I received lots of reassurance from those around me and felt like a valued member of the team.
Culture
Relaxed but professional, everyone is extremely friendly at Arup and it was easy to get along with anyone and everyone in the office. Everyone clearly valued each other's contributions and were pleased to be working together. I was also immediately invited to partake in social activities within my working group and welcomed to the extracurricular group I had expressed a desire to join.
Your Impressions
I have really enjoyed my internship. I am very strongly considering applying to work here full-time after I graduate and would very readily work in the same office again.
Yes
Make sure to discern why you want to work for Arup and convey that properly at interview. What transferable skills to you have from at / outside of university and/or school that make you the best person for the job? Make sure you take your time and generate lots of ideas to put across during the Assessment Centre / Interview once you're given your topics to discuss. Interest is key.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering, Civil Engineering
North West
July 2023
