Geotechnical Engineering Placement Review
at Arcadis
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering, Environmental Science
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
3.8 /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
3.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
- Attending meetings both in person and online with other colleagues and clients.
- Completing work for assigned projects.
- Completing work for assigned projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given some responsibility during my placement in the sense that I was in charge of some reports or sections of reports. The responsibility being completion of good work before the deadline.
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?
I have been able to develop my existing skills by applying learnt knowledge into a real world setting. This has been valuable in setting me up well for graduate jobs.
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?
2/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of guidance from my line manager and my assigned 'buddy' who were always around to help me if I was stuck. Plus there are team meetings every week to assess your workload and stress levels so if you were ever overwhelmed they'd balance your work.
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?
The company culture is lovely everyone always has lunch together so its very easy to meet new people. On a Thursday in my department they normally go to the local pub for a pint after work which is nice. And at the end of every month there is a 'celebration fridge' where the company supplies food and drinks around different themes. This makes the office feel a lot less intimidating.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I've thoroughly enjoyed my placement my colleagues have been so welcoming and friendly. The company has a lot of extra curricular activities such as yoga and climbing. There are various incentives and the work in general is very flexible which worked around my dissertation well. My only criticism was that sometimes I was left waiting for new projects to be assigned to and during this time I found it quite boring. Otherwise it was very enjoyable.
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 Arcadis
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
Make the most out of extracurricular activities and get involved in the office where you can as there's normally quite a few placement students and graduates you can get to know. A job after the placement isn't guaranteed so don't be dependent on it and apply to other graduate jobs while on your placement.
