Mott MacDonald Graduate Structural Engineer interview questions

15 min HR meeting ( english and chinese) 45-60 min team leader meeting ( english and chinese) Technical question: Bending moment diagram Load path diagram Shear force diagram University project Internship experience Will u like to work locally or overseas

About one hour long. In front of two people (senior engineers). Mostly strength based questions (around 12) such as: - Would you prefer to work on your own or as a team. - Tell me about your greatest achievement. - What skill are you currently trying to improve and how. - How would you deal with a set back. Followed by three technical questions at the end: - Draw the bending moment for a portal frame with a single point load. - Where would you put the steel reinforcement in a cantilever. Also draw the bending moment for a cantilever with a point load and a cantilever with a UDL. - The last question was something along the lines of: You have a two storey building, how would you provide the building with stability in each direction. (e.g. you could provide the building with bracing).