Industrial Trainee Structural Engineer Review
at Arup
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Cardiff
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
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Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have also been able to learn computational analysis with programmes I didn't have access to at university.
My professional communication and confidence have greatly improved.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I would have liked to have more general guidance - someone to talk to about how I was doing, my stress levels etc.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
More senior and junior members of the team get on well and are interested in what everyone else is doing.
People always chat to each other and care about each others general well being.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
How would you rate the social opportunities?
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I learnt so much, had such a wide range of learning opportunities. The team ensured I was exposed to a variety of projects, and that I was engaged and supported. They organised my work around my major goals.
I felt welcome and one of the team from quite early on.
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Please rate how your experience met your expectations
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arup to a friend?
What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
Try and put yourself out there, volunteer for the jobs that interest you and ask people questions about what they are working on and how it is going.