Graduate Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Mott MacDonald with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mott MacDonald overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mott MacDonald as a Graduate Mechanical Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Personality test: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald in Apr 2023
Interview
Online interview took around 40 minutes. Interview mainly consisted of answering a lot of on the spot questions regarding working in a team, diversity, dealing with conflict and such. Interviewers were pleasant and did not put you under a lot of pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a specific process outside of engineering that you can explain in great detail.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Altrincham, England) in Jan 2025
Interview
Interview divided in three sections. None of which I found I could have prepared for. First there were questions about experience. Next, technical questions. Lastly, questiond about how I would behave in an office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you behave if you worked on a team with people from a different culture or nationality
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Derby, England) in Nov 2024
Interview
It was an easy process, it is a 2 hours interview with 2 people where they sit you down face to face and talk about your 'strengths'. They paid for travel expenses
it starts with a lunch and group interview, followed by an interview with the key people of the team. Workers are very friendly. The group interview was fun and had nice atmosphere. We also keep in touch afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what could you have done better in your previous projects