Administrator Review

by Mott MacDonald

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.4/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I have now completed my apprenticeship in the Business and Administration Sector. I have now been kept on as a full time permanent employee. My main duties were to book all travel and hotel reservations, long term car hires, deal with suspense/leave requests and booking meetings. I really enjoyed this side of my work as it meant I could be on the front of house and more client focused. I have now moved into a more accounts based role, where I deal with purchase ledger, raising invoices, journals, maintaining the asset register, petty cash claims, banking and company expenses.

9/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have done many internal training courses such as touch typing and I always take the opportunity when training courses arise. I have learnt a lot working for Mott MacDonald and believe they have helped me to gain a lot of experience.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I really enjoyed the programme. Mott Macdonald as a company is great to work for and all my team are lovely. This definitely surpassed my expectations.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by Mott MacDonald?

I feel very valued by Mott MacDonald. I always received feedback from my manager and have had some lovely emails from clients highly recommending me.

8/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The whole process was well structured. I had a lot of support whilst studying. Mott MacDonald as a company hire a lot of apprentices therefore they need this training structure in place to ensure it is smoothly run.

8/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

My tutor was always on hand if I ever needed anything. Help was always provided and meetings were booked in at consistent intervals.

9/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I have received a lot of support from my employer and was given time to set aside in my working day if I needed it. Amy who was guiding me at the time was excellent and really helped me understand the processes

7/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

The salary was really good and met all my living costs and social costs. My wage is a lot higher than average for an apprenticeship

9/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are a lot of CPDs and Networking events that are open for me to attend. There are lots of activities and opportunities that I can go for outside of work and this is essential when broadening your knowledge and client base.

9/10

9. Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because they're excellent! They met all my expectations and more!

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald?

Opportunities arise from the Mott MacDonald Website, the application process is quick and simple. When applying for an apprenticeship you don't need that must work experience as you will get all that in your day to day job when you start work!