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Arup

Vacation Student Review

at Arup

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting

Leeds

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

3.6 /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 - Overview of Role
3/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Helping out on different projects, reaerching, collecting and analysing data, creating slide decks and internal tools
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Enough to feel valued but not too much that it was overwhelming
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?
Yes, Power Automate, Power point and Excel
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
2/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A bit, but you are expected to ask for guidance/help so its up to you
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Very friendly and welcoming, quite bustling when people are in the office
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Over all i really enjoyed it, but there were a few dull days but that's understandable
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 Arup
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Arup to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
Be confident in what you're good at and don't be afraid to ask for help
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