Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Arup with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Arup overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Arup as a Summer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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Some technical questions, but mostly scenario & behavourial questions. Interviewer was keen on finding out my understanding of the role and how it contributes to the companies values and purposes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a scenario where you had a conflict with a teammate as a leader and how you solved it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Arup (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2026
Interview
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Clear application process however it was very drawn out over a few months and it took a long time for me to hear back. I also never received feedback despite requesting it.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Arup (Hong Kong) in May 2025
Interview
My interviewer's phone kept going off during the interview to the point where he had to pick it up with me in the room. My interviewer seemed stressed, tired, overworked.