Atkins Graduate Mechanical Engineer interview questions

Began with a standard online form such as grades, work experience etc. The next stage was a set of psychometric tests including numerical, logical and verbal reasoning that is common with most online assessments. After that I had a telephone interview with a person from HR which was very informal. we talked about what I expected from the job and why I had chosen ATKINS plus some competency questions. HR was just trying to find out how motivated and committed I was for the job. Final stage was the assessment day at ATKINS in Bristol. Began with a technical interview where I was asked about some basic 1st and 2nd year engineering concepts so read up but its not that gruelling, the interviewer was mostly looking to see how I approached each question rather than being able to answer everything straight up. Then he went over some competency based questions such as "when did you show a clear sustainable idea/ objective" and "when you knew you had a better solution to a problem than your superior, what did you do". In the afternoon it was group based exercises where we had to analyse a booklet and decide which town was greatest need of engineering aid based on certain factors then build a case. Although we never had to present so be mindful of this.

Telephone interview. Initially confirmation of my application (uni, degree, grade, location). Simple questions about my final year project, about the sector's future and where I would prefer to work, my career ambitions. Took 10 mins roughly. Got invitation for assessment centre.