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Mott MacDonald

Industrial Placement Student Review

at Mott MacDonald

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

Croydon

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
site inspection, project management, data entry, basic design, budget control, promotion support.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A few tasks, I was task to budget control, hosting talk, getting new tender etc
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Microsoft office system, cad, report writing, engineering skill and terms, engineering solutions.
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?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot, all the engineer are friendly and are open to answer to all my questions
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Being one of the top ten best company for hiring people, people are nice, friendly and talkative. They will help anyone in need and support everything as a team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I love this opportunity, I gain so much experience on engineer works, with lot of office skills. I have been go to STEM program and having site works, these are some great opportunities. People are nice and open to all questions and always support me, I do enjoy this a lot.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

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

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Prepare interview, there are lot of support on YouTube and forum. But while in the interview, relax and just be talkative and friendly, cos this is a important aspect that they are looking.
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