HR Student Review
at Forvia
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources
Banbury
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
2.9 /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
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Overview of Role
2.8/5
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Skills Development
2.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
Focused on Temp workers eg payroll, absence reporting, workwear, occupational health. Also engagement events for employees such as Forvia Day, birthday celebrations and also D&I events. Day to day activities included KPI reporting, daily meetings and daily absence tracking. Also managing hiring processes and necessary disciplinaries.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Large responsibility, student roles are treated as full time jobs not just getting coffees. Had to stand in for my manager at customer meetings, and help implement new processes at both sites in the south east.
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?
Massively developed my team working and interpersonal skills. Forced to develop independence and being a self-starter as a strong “sink or swim” attitude towards the automotive industry.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
1/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
Very little support from my manager, and those that were handing over to me. UK managers offered lots of support when asked. Strong culture of just getting on with it and not complaining.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
1/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Lots of strong relationships formed, however heavily male dominated industry can sometimes breed a difficult atmosphere. You will find friends and enemies for life.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
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?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I both loved and hated it. Incredible functional development within my role, and feel I am truly set up to start a full time graduate or permanent role. However, the difficult culture and some management attitude makes it difficult to survive if you don’t have a strong character. Definitely need to be able to support and back yourself to survive in the company.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
It’s beneficial if you have a strong interest in the automotive industry. And put yourself out there for opportunities and to fight for what you want or need. You’ll get out as much as you put in, and you won’t get things if you don’t ask or try.
