I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Reading, England) in Dec 2016
Interview
Application, Online Tests
Was then called and invited to interview just before Christmas break. First interview and had just over a week to prepare in between doing coursework and dissertation proposal.
Turned up to office in Reading (had applied to London, Cardiff, Chester) nice office and met by principle QS interview conducted in free meeting room. Felt laid back and casual conversation type interview I unfortunately hadn't prepared well enough on work experience I had done 2 years ago, and to recall technical knowledge learnt during my degree
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Mott MacDonald?
Why QS?
What do you know about the engineering sector?
What sets Mott apart from competitors?
Time you had to make tough decision?
Time you worked in a team to solve a problem?
Explain tendering process?
Explain what sort of contracts would be used in construction projects?
What have you learnt in your degree applicable to this role?
Nice people but the interview process very was long. Took many months but this could have been due to covid and online interviews not in person. If you are going to interview good luck!
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (London, England) in Feb 2022
Interview
Application sent in Oct/Nov '21, reviewed until January, interview invite for start of Feb '22, offer received a week later, and accepted. No assessment centre, just an interview after the application and taking some online tests.
90 minute interview (About 15-20min of it was me asking questions at the end). Not the usual STAR questions that you would practice/rehearse for. Focused on strength based questions so honesty needed but still being able to provide examples from work/studying experience. Interview with 2 people related to your applied position (usually directors or anyone high up).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Strength/Weakness questions with some situations
-Technical questions about the role and industry
-Describing any specific topic in detail then asked how you would explain the same thing to someone who doesn't know much about it
-Questions for them towards the end
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Leeds, England) in Jan 2021
Interview
all online. apply via website then tests then survey on yourself then interview. for the interview you had to write a report and make a PowerPoint on said report. everyone I spoke to was nice but they are awful with email and timings. when they say 2 weeks expect 6 weeks.