I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Shifnal, England) in July 2016
Interview
I applied online and the process took about 6/7 weeks. I was interviewed by two people for about 1.5 to 2 hours in a very relaxed manner. I was then shown around the office and introduced to young engineer who showed me to the type of work and day to day activities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Mott MacDonald?
What do you know about Mott MacDonald?
What were the subjects you enjoyed most at Uni and why?
What would you bring to this role?
What is the biggest problem we need to face in the water sector in the future?
What did you do during your placements?
Are you free to move around within the company?
Tell me about a time you had to overcome a difficult obstacle?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Glasgow, Scotland) in Jan 2022
Interview
After completing initial application and passing the situational judgement test, I was invited to a 90 minute online teams interview. Three members of staff joined the call and asked me a series of prescribed questions they weren’t able to deviate from. First part was asking about my motivations and some situational questions, and was followed up by a written exercise where I was given 20 minutes to write an email response to a client request, and finished with three simple verbal technical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do to make working with people in other disciplines easier?
What is the most recent new skill you’ve learned, and what are you going to do to continue improving this skill?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Croydon, England) in Oct 2015
Interview
Interview was preceded by long introduction/presentation about the department, current projects and company structure. Interview was competency based with two senior engineers (one via video link). Was made to feel very relaxed and didn't feel like any questions were designed to catch you out. Was introduced to the department and saw projects they were currently working on.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Name a time I have dealt with being under pressure/ deadlines.