Student Engineer Review
at Arcadis
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering, Engineering
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4 /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
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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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.
Checking in with my team and seeing if there was with available. The tasks I did were quite wide-ranging, from web design to data management, BIM modelling checks, drafting security strategy and so on.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Some work did carry a larger amount of responsibility as it led to establishing company-wide changes (within the country). Of course, my work was reviewed by superiors to ensure it was right. I was given less responsibility in that often there was little work available for me and I had dead time between projects.
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 learnt familiarity with html and css as well as how to use SharePoint for website design. I got an idea of how reports are written in the professional world as well as the document naming and review system.
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?
3/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received helpful guidance and support during my placement - I had always had people to direct my questions to (even if responses could take a few hours), with some going above and beyond to help me understand an area I was previously unfamiliar with.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Quite relaxed and friendly. One issue was that so many people mostly worked from home so I only met them a couple times in person or even at all and most of my work was done online.
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?
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?
It did give me a good understanding of a variety of areas within the sector. Good experience. However, I felt I could have been pushed more, work being more regular would have been nice and given me more motivation within the job, too often I felt I had nothing to do.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Arcadis
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
The interview process was the hardest part. During the placement, listen to everything people on your team have to say, and ask as many questions as you can to make the best use of the placement.
