Industrial Placement Student Review

Item: Industrial Placement Student at Mott MacDonald
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Mott MacDonald

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

Manchester

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - 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.

Assisting senior engineers with their daily design tasks. Includes a lot of checking calculations/outputs from analysis software and gathering data.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was trusted with key data analysis and organised social events, however I was never asked to present anything or lead any teams.

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?

I learnt a few software packages that I didn't know before and gained appreciation/insight into large project development.

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?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

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, 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.

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?

Much more relaxed than expected. Many people dress casual, it's possible to work from home most of the week.

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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

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.