HR Generalist, Undergraduate Review

Item: HR Generalist, Undergraduate at Honda Motor Europe
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at Honda Motor Europe

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

Bracknell

Review Submitted: October 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

- Communicating with employees including the creation of formal letter correspondence.
- Key role in the coordination of the company wide Undergraduate Recruitment Process including reviewing CV/cover letters, organising and assisting with interviews and Assessment Centre.
- Preparation of monthly payroll reports
- Maintenance of HR systems
- Handling confidential data and reports
- Providing general support for ongoing HR initiatives.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was given a great deal of responsibility and relied upon by my team to complete work accurately to tight deadlines.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have developed my prioritisation, problem solving, time management, effective communication, team player, attention of detail, Excel skills.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

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?

I had continuous support throughout my placement year from my manager and other colleagues; starting with a 2 week handover period, regular 1-1s with my line manager and smaller team meetings. It was a very supportive environment which allowed me to thrive.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The company culture centres around respect and the power of dreams, everyone was encouraged to question why things were done in a particular way and propose changes. The general atmosphere was continually friendly and positive.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 really enjoyed my placement year, I have learnt that I like working in the HR area and will look to pursue this after graduation.
I have learnt invaluable skills which I will take forward in my final academic year and future career.
Honda has set the bar high for future companies I will look to apply to.