Year in Industry Intern Review

Item: Year in Industry Intern at Buro Happold
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Buro Happold

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Bath

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

4.8/5 - 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.

The internship at Buro Happold offers an insight into what a career at the company might look like. The focus of the internship was in Sustainability and Physics, with particular focus given to Computational Engineering, Parametric Modelling, and Energy Simulations.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I got to participate in several projects and competitions, I also were assigned several computational tasks with connection to the industry. During the placement I joined both internal meetings and meetings with external parties.

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?

Yes, the placement both helped me develop skills and learn new skills.

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?

4/5

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?

I received continuous guidance and support throughout the internship which helped me with the tasks I was given.

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?

The company atmosphere was very welcoming and supportive. The teams I was working in were very friendly and helpful.

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?

I very much enjoyed my internship, I felt like I got to develop and learn a lot of useful skills in a very supportive environment, and got an idea of what working in the industry is like.