Design Assistant Review
at Ryder Architecture
Placement (10 Months+)
Architecture
Liverpool
Review Submitted: October 2025
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Part 1 Assistant based on experience as a BA (Hons) Architecture graduate, day-to-day tasks included designing proposals for planning applications in RIBA stages 2-5 and digital modelling in Revit, as well as project renders.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had a certain degree of self-organisation and independent work I got done for the projects.
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?
I developed skills in Revit and deeper understanding of the RIBA stages requirements for different project sectors.
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?
5/5
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?
A lot, even from senior architects and higher up positions within the team.
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?
Friendly and relaxed.
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 really enjoyed it and it was a great professional growth opportunity for me.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Ryder Architecture to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Ryder Architecture
Learn as much as you can from them and have ownership of the projects you work on!
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Ryder Architecture
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
