Industrial Placement Student Review
by Mott MacDonald
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Mott MacDonald
- 7. Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Overview
My role involves analysing the capacity of existing civil structures and the feasibility of potential strengthening/repair options. This involves using various software packages to assess the strength and load effects on structures.
Skills
Working on the projects I have at Mott MacDonald, I have further developed my time keeping and organisational skills in a commercial setting. I have also had the opportunity to use many pieces of software, like AutoCAD, InfraWorks, Midas, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design and some amount of python programming.
Responsibilities
Throughout some of the projects I have undertaken I have taken a leading role in the assessment of structures, with technical help from senior staff, so I have had a fair amount of responsibility.
Support & Guidance
I received an adequate amount of support when working and felt very comfortable asking members of the team for further assistance when needed.
Culture
The general atmosphere at the company has been very welcoming, as there were a variety of social events arranged by the office's sports and social team which made moving to a new city much easier.
Your Impressions
I have enjoyed the work and responsibility given to me by the company in the later half of my placement, as well as the innovative nature of the team. However I did not enjoy some of the more repetitive work I had towards the start of my placement.
Yes
Research the values of the company as well as the projects that your chosen field of expertise undertake.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Wales
May 2023
