I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Arup
Interview
The interview was quite long and I felt like they tried to trip you up rather than getting the best out of you. The way it was organised in 2 interviews with different people meant that you ended repeating yourself a lot and not really having time to explain or get into detail properly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Planning?
Tell me about a strand of academic thought within planning that interests you?
Tell me about the Housing White Paper.
Apt test in December Written Test (in person) in January Online Interview in January The whole application and interview process takes approx 2 months There were questions relating to the written test responses and basic knowledge to the industry.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Arup (Sydney) in May 2022
Interview
Online interview with two members of the team. Relatively informal. First a general meet and greet type conversation and then typical workplace questions - ie, a time where you were challenged, what's your biggest weakness etc. Then more technical planning questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a situation where you did not get along with a colleague whilst working on a project?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Arup (Leeds, England) in Jan 2020
Interview
The interview involves an assessment centre with various tasks and an interview with a senior staff. The tasks involve a group exercise, essay and a chat with current graduates.
If you are successful, you progress to a presentation/interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at arup?
How do you think your own values reflect the Arup values?
