Student Engineer Review

by Arcadis

Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Helped out with tasks that my colleagues were doing, such as reviewing CAD drawings, Civil 3D drawings, health and safety documents, design statement documents, etc. . Worked on a concept design project with a team of other interns. Got involved in life in the workplace.

    Skills

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

    • Better communication skills, professional skills, competent in MIDAS, AutoCAD and OpenRoads ConceptStation, more knowledgeable in BIM and project management techniques.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Little responsibility. Mostly focused on training, overseeing other people's projects and working with other interns on a personal project.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • Fair amount of support. Some colleagues were more eager to help out than others. Mostly colleagues were open to giving advice.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • Very nice, people were friendly, open to chat and felt like an open, calm atmosphere.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Overall a good experience. Did not achieve everything I wanted to do but was a good insight into the workplace.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Arcadis

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

    • Yes

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

    • Be open to meeting new colleagues and ask for help and guidance. Get involved in the office.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

North West

September 2023

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