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      Graduate Civil/Structural Engineer Interview

      8 Jan 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin

      Other Graduate Civil/Structural Engineer interview reviews for Mott MacDonald

      Graduate Civil/Structural Engineer Interview

      23 Nov 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2019

      Interview

      I applied for the role through the company's online portal and was informed about the interview around 2 weeks later. The interview was mostly strength-based, along with a few technical questions (relatively straightforward). Throughout the whole process, the interviewers were very friendly. After the strength-based questions, they explained the role in more detail and described the different projects they are currently working on. The whole interview lasted about one hour. I received the news that I was not accepted for the position only after sending them a few follow-up emails. Despite being advised that the company offers reimbursement of travel expenses, I was never reimbursed.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      What is your proudest achievement, and why?
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      Question 2

      What was the last time you explained something complex to someone?
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      Question 3

      Do you prefer working alone or in a team, and why?
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      Question 4

      What would you consider something as gone wrong?
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      Question 5

      Given the choice, would you follow the rules or do the right thing?
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      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (London, England) in Jan 2020

      Interview

      I was interviewed by 2 members of the London Build Environment team. The interview consisted of a range of strength based questions, some technical questions - bending moment and shear force diagrams on varied structures - and a bit of general conversation. The whole interview took about 2 hours and was an enjoyable, with a fairly relaxed environment.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give an example of a time you have overcome a challenging situation?
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      Graduate Civil/Structural Engineer Interview

      21 Dec 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald in Dec 2019

      Interview

      Pretty straight forward process involving a SJT and application. No cover letter however there are a number of questions to answer instead. The interview was really chilled 2:1. Spent around half an hour chatting about general engineering and what work I had done at University/placement. The questions were all strength based with one design question. One problem with the process was that once the application had been submitted there was no way of viewing it afterwards. The 'review application' only showed contact details. This may have been a one off, but would recommend saving the application in a separate word file.

      Interview questions [10]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for Mott MacDonald?
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      Question 2

      How would you handle a difference of opinion at the office?
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      Question 3

      When was the last time you had to explain a complex concept to someone?
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      Question 4

      How do you go about making a ‘difficult’ decision?
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      Question 5

      What do you know about us?
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      Question 6

      Would you rather work in a large or small team?
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      Question 7

      How do your goals align with the PRIDE values
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      Question 8

      Technical question: Interviewer drew a retaining wall and asked how to design it (e.g loads, affect of water, etc.) - no calculations required.
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      Question 9

      What was your proudest moment?
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      Question 10

      What weakness have you been working on/improved the most?
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