Placement Sudent Review
at WSP
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Birmingham
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.1 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Running tests on hydraulic models to assess different options to improve wastewater networks. Assessing models fit for use for testing. Adjusting models in ICM and outputting results to tables, reports or GIS mapping.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A good amount of responsibility gained over the course of the year.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed lots of soft skills, gained confidence in engineering ability and understanding of the world of engineering consultancy.
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My line manager in particular was so helpful throughout my placement, always there to answer any questions. Wider team also very helpful
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great atmosphere, relaxed but not in a bad way. Everyone seemed to care about socialising and creating positive working relations
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?
4/5
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?
I have enjoyed the placement, team members being so good a big part of this
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at WSP
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend WSP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to WSP
Be yourself in the interview, do your research into the company values
