I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arup (London, England) in Jan 2021
Interview
January 2021 interview for Sept 2021 intake: 2-day assessment centre with virtual tour of the office, 2-to-1 interview and a group exercise.
The process was well organised, but would have hoped the group exercise to be in-person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural questions
Applying past experiences to exhibit specific attributes and values
first round: group interview including a 10 mins presentation and a written test (essays on EIA) that last for 30-45 mins approximately
second round: interview by managers fir around 30 mins
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Arup (London, England)
Interview
Met with different people from the team over the course of a few hours. Asked typical questions about motivation, experience. Asked to present recommendations based on data given.
All seemed well. But then they took over a month to get back to me despite my following up and only did so via email. Would have preferred a call after all that waiting. A further month to get the feedback which they promise to give. Interview team are great, HR not so much. Left a sour taste that they treat people they don't want that badly. From what I've heard, people not selected for interview only got told they were unsuccessful months after the role had been given away.
Online Tests; The standard logic and math tests
Online assesment center, including long case study and presentation where I had 30 minutes to prepare a slide. Good experience overall, but would have prefered in-person