Industrial Placement Student Review
at Mott MacDonald
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Cardiff
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
3.6 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
2.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
In the Transport Buildings Teams. Helping out whoever has bits of work for me, usually spreadsheet or making diagrams for PowerPoints, Gathering information or locating specific documents for people.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There has not been much work so I tend to be given small, quick menial tasks that require little skill. I have been in charge of certain documents but that is probably the extent of my responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed my Excel skills, using new features and been coding on excel. Learnt how to use Blue Beam program.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
2/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support, when work was lacking they did try very hard to find some for me even asking different teams/offices.
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?
Very good and very welcoming, the office is very social, lots of events and trips and charity works organised.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 enjoy working with the team alot, its much more enjoyable when i have work especially meaningful work. when work lacks it is very dull and not enjoyable but overall its been very good.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Mott MacDonald
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Get involved with social activities so you can meet as many people in the office as possible so hopefully you will come to mind when opportunities come up.
