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Buro Happold

Summer placement Review

at Buro Happold

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Project Management

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
1Project analysis through executing various tasks in mechanical and electrical.
2Designing using software REVIT, and bluebeam.
3Designing Luminaire schedules using Excel.
4Lighting calculations using Dialux
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes occupied most of the times which is good.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
1Developed my project management skills.
2My designing software skills improved greatly.
3Automation was using dynamo is a new skill learnt from the experience.
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The project line manager was helpful plus other project team members who helped and offered guidance.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Professional general atmosphere and the offices are nice.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
To a good extent much was learn't and experienced.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Buro Happold
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Buro Happold to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
Be yourself and communicate effectively about what you want to achieve during the placement period.
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