2023 UK Industrial Placement Student Civil Glasgow Review
by Mott MacDonald
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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
I am in the working in the nuclear industry assigned on a project regarding a research facility. I am working alongside the Building architecture team to create deliverables using Revit and am involved in CDP activities alongside other graduates as a starting point towards my chartership.
Skills
I have become more proficient in Revit and am more confident when assigned any tasks regarding the latter. It is a software that I use a lot in university. I have experience presenting to the client and being more articulated while professionally using visual aid to present my research.
Responsibilities
Yes. I have been made a member of the corporate social responsibility committee during my first month to overlook CSR applications from employees in the whole of Europe. I have mentored other placement students and have talked to the client on a weekly basis.
Support & Guidance
My line manager has always assisted whenever I needed help and other engineers in the office have always answered my queries regarding technical questions. I have also had the opportunity to get involve with training to develop my CDP through weekly webinars and discussions alongside graduates and other civil engineers.
Culture
It was very communal and healthy. I have felt respected and heard. We do have a common area and higher ups in the office are very approachable so networking is a very natural thing here. We highly value well being and as such have weekly well being talks delivered online and we are always encouraged to come forward if we are having any issues. Inclusion and Diversity is also a value that the company hold dearly.
Your Impressions
While it can get quite overwhelming, I have enjoyed the trust and responsibility I have been assigned. I have developed both my technical and soft skills and feel valued in the company. There is always something to get involved in or initiative that you can put forward and the company supports you if there is any specific opportunity or training you want to get involved in.
Yes
Always be truthful in your answers and be yourself. There is a technical assessment during the interview so have a look at the basics principles and be prepared.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Scotland
April 2024
