Vacation Student (Advanced Digital Engineering) Review

Item: Vacation Student (Advanced Digital Engineering) at Arup
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Arup

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Sheffield

Review Submitted: August 2022

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - 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.

My role is to contribute to the development of the software system the team is working on. We are using a Kanban board, and I am free to pick any tasks I feel I can get done. I can and do always ask team mates for help to figure things out together, and we also have a daily catch-up meeting at 9am, where we summarise the work done in the days prior.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I have been given quite a bit of responsibility during the internship, in terms of the importance of the tasks that I have been assigned. And I have personally chosen to tackle important and challenging tasks, because I find that to be an effective way to learn and become a better programmer.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have learned about a new software application framework (Nest.js) and I have extensively been using and learning how to use Typescript (programming language, sort of) and Vue (frontend javascript framework). I am learning how a professional team functions within a software development lifecycle, and am thoroughly enjoying the experience.

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?

I have received as much support and guidance as I needed. There has never been a situation where I was not offered help when I asked for it.

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 culture is very positive, and so is the atmosphere. Everyone is very friendly, inclusive and supportive.

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 have enjoyed it very much, and I am glad to have worked with this software team. I have and am still learning a lot from each one of them, and I am very thankful for their support.