Internship Review

by Mott MacDonald

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Developing ground stratum. Conducting desk studies and reviews with gap analysis. Partaking in site visits and research within the team. Presenting findings on certain case studies to higher counsel in the organisation.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Working in a team. Public Speaking. Critical thinking. Data analytics.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes I was given responsibility. The tasks I had were always checked up by higher counsel in the organisation but my hands were always full in terms of projects.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • There was always someone I could reach out to if I was stuck, confused, needed help or just general advice. Support groups in the company were very efficient.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Company had great culture in general and made the extra effort to make events where people could socialise and form relationships outside of the usual work lifestyle. The general atmosphere was nice and relaxed.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed it a lot. As a first year undergraduate at the time it was the first time I got experience in a work environment. Furthermore, I was elated with how things were. Everyday was interesting definitely.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Mott MacDonald
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
  • Go there with an open mind and prepare to be pushed outside your comfort zone because at the end of the day, the team at Mott MacDonald's wants you to get something out of your internship or placement. You're not alone and there will always be support available to you if needed.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

London

September 2022


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