Summer Placement Review

by Arup

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed my time at ARUP and found the people very helpful. I gained a lot of valuable experience.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My colleagues were always happy to help and often would go through work i did not understand. They also helped me with university work.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My managers would give me a good level of responsibility whilst also providing me with guidance in the form of the graduate engineers.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Initially i had some free time whilst i got used to the computer software but after a week or so I was very busy and would often stay a little late.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility to which i enjoyed having. The managers gave me my own deliverables as part of projects which encouraged me to manage my time efficiently.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills were difficult to correlate with university as it was a different skill that were required. However everyday skills such as organisation, communication and time management definitely improved.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere was very good as I was a little worried nobody would talk and it would be silent. It was quite the opposite.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was difficult at the start to get going as a few placements students started the same time as me and therefore not enough work was provided for us all. After a week or so, we all found our feet and the structure of the placement was actually very good.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They invested heavily in me, taking me to client meetings, allowing me to go on site visits and doing all associated training which comes with that.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very good, we are currently talking about a graduate position in the company.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes we would regularly go for friday night drinks at the local pub. The company also hosted a number of events

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Due to me studying in the same place as the work placement, I had already paid for my rent and therefore there was little additional costs.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The nightlife was much less quite due to the summer months and hence most students had left.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes they regularly went for drinks after work. They do a lot of hiking in the peak district which i had the opportunity to go on. They also had a company football team which they encouraged everybody to get involved with.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

North West

October 2014

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