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Mott MacDonald

Electrical Engineering Intern

August 2021 • Pensacola, FL

What I liked

From working under a masterful, keen professional engineer, and with experienced, witty coworkers, this has been a very fulfilling experience.

What I wish was different

Everything has been great, except I haven't visited any project sites, yet.

Advice

Be proactive about your workload and network with different teams.
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Civil Engineering Intern

May 2018 • Pensacola, FL

What I liked

Work atmosphere, flexible schedule

What I wish was different

It would be mechanical engineering

Advice

Just follow everything on resume
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Technician II Intern

May 2019 • Plymouth, MI

What I liked

I liked being a part of an industry that was focused on sustainability. I was able to learn about the areas of renewable energies that isn't talked about in popular culture and I could see how that influenced the wider market.

What I wish was different

Advice

Even though you might not use everything that you learn in your courses, the experience of self teaching, the ability to learn and responsibility are useful tools that you pick up in a university setting.
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Engineer in Training

May - August 2018 • Murray, UT

What I liked

I liked the atmosphere that was created there, and the people. I was able to learn all sorts of different roles within the engineering profession. They gave me chances to learn managerial positions, design, field work, etc. They took me out to lunch every other week. I was able to create my own hours. I was paid exceptionally well. Besides from that, the understanding I earned about the engineering field cut out the curiosity of how I'd feel later down the road in that field. This knowledge and experience eventually led to me deciding that I wasn't passionate about engineering, so I switched to the very thing I studied every day in my free time, business.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more opportunities to network, socialize, and use my creativity. It was more mundane. Within the engineering profession, especially compared to other firms, they did a good job to promote learning and create opportunities to study online training videos and work within teams. Also, I would have enjoyed having incentives and motives to work harder or stay longer. Incentives would have motivated me and given me a sense of hope for the profession in the long run.

Advice

If you enjoy engineering and problem solving, you would love this company and this position. You'll learn a lot and it will be very rewarding for you. Ample information will be shared with you about the Civil Engineering profession, and you will have people all around you at all times to guide you along the way. Now, If you enjoy creating new things or love working with people, I would suggest a different position elsewhere. Me being the latter, I still enjoyed this position and owe it the credit for my ultimate decision to switch my major to Business.
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