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Arcadis

Trainee Project Manager Review

at Arcadis

Placement (10 Months+)

Project Management

London

Review Submitted: May 2023

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - 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.
As my time at work has gone on I've been given more responsibilities. At the beginning i was tasked with writing minutes and updating reports. Now in the final months, i have my own project were I am managing a refurbishment of an office building with the project being worth £2 mil.
As a consultant, my main day-to-day actives include stakeholder management, programme management, cost management, and change control.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I have been given a lot of responsibilities. More than I was expecting to be honest. But none I feel are out of my realm of control. I've been pushing myself but not feeling overstretched.
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 both developed both old and new skills during my placement. These include presenting, charing meetings, and stakeholder management including working around the office politics that is inevitable in the client's offices. Program management and cost management.
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?
Lots I had a line manager that was very helpful in teaching me the way that the industry operates. Really helping me develop my soft skills.
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 was very good. There are lots activities planned throughout the year from Polo, Christmas dinner, and grad nights out. This helps someone new to the company fit in and find friends.
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 placement. The only thing that I believe put a damper on it was the extortionate price of London living. But thats out of my control.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Arcadis
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
My advice would be to have your CV and applications looked over by the UNI careers counselor. They really helped me refine my applications.
In the interview just be yourself, interviewers can see through the wall put up in front of them.
And lastly, apply early to multiple opportunities. I did this and was presented with 3 offers which gave me flexibility with locations to live and different industry sectors.
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