Manufacturing Engineering Student Review
at Forvia
Placement (10 Months+)
Manufacturing
Banbury
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
3.2 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
3/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Largely involves stock control, contractor management and general purchasing with other occasional projects when assigned.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Fair amount of responsibility afforded to the student - important daily tasks which are manageable, with additional responsibility from other projects should you choose to take them.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed Office package software skills, CAD skills and soft skills such as communication and confidence.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Good support from team members/other around me. Lacking from others within and outside of plant
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
2/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very high work ethic an expectation, often leading to overworking and tension around the plant.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
2/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I very much enjoyed the social aspect and the team I was working with, I feel like I developed a lot as a person. Some projects had high expectations and created stress, which was occasionally overwhelming.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
For this particular role, don't expect a great deal of opportunities for engineering jobs. Be open minded and try to learn from experiences but try not to be pushed around.
