Working as a Summer Intern (Civil Engineering) - Summer Intern MTR Employee Review

4.0
Jul 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

5 day workweek, 8:30pm-5:30pm with a 1 hour lunch-break Benefits include an MTR staff card for free MTR trips! Interesting experiences for engineering students interested in railway, tunnels etc. Usually get to work in urban areas/ near MTR stations, so it is relatively convenient to travel to work

Cons

The company is a client company (as opposed to contractor or consultant), so as a summer intern I learnt less than I would at other companies that work more on-site. Not as many interesting experiences for those less interested in railway and tunnel projects.

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5.0
Mar 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is so friendly to work with. I enjoy coming to work because I love my job. This is a great company to work for.

Cons

I want to work every day but they won’t let me.

2.0
Feb 28, 2014
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- big company - brand-name effect - accepts interns of all years I actually really enjoyed my experience and what I learnt. the environment is lax, yet employees are willing to help you learn. Part of the attractiveness of working in a big company is that their internship programs will be more established, and MTR delivered just that. My project experience was satisfying, and there was a strong sense of letting interns take ownership over their projects.

Cons

- bureaucratic - slow pace, stagnant (my manager had to wait 10 years for his promotion) - mean age is 35+ MTR has a monopoly over the metro services in Hong Kong. As such, there isn't a sense of always being better and better, but rather just keep doing what they have been doing all this time. As an intern, I found it hard to introduce new concepts, software and tools to the company.

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