Industrial Placement Student Review
by Mott MacDonald
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.3
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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
Assisting senior engineers with their daily design tasks. Includes a lot of checking calculations/outputs from analysis software and gathering data.
Skills
I learnt a few software packages that I didn't know before and gained appreciation/insight into large project development.
Responsibilities
I was trusted with key data analysis and organised social events, however I was never asked to present anything or lead any teams.
Support & Guidance
A lot, every time I had a question there was somebody happy to answer. The grads were the most helpful as they've been in my shoes not that long ago.
Culture
Much more relaxed than expected. Many people dress casual, it's possible to work from home most of the week.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed most of it, however it seemed like the team and my project managers had nothing for me to do at times. There was barely any pressure on me whatsoever and I almost wish I was put under a bit more. I think it's a great experience to have and Im glad I did it, but I felt left to myself a bit too much.
Yes
Choose the division you're applying to wisely. Buildings and Cities will be very different to Energy.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
North West
May 2023
