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FES Review

at Forvia

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

Fradley

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

3.6 /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
3.8/5 - Skills Development
3/5 - Support and Guidance
3.5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
Reporting the efficiency of the plant each day and forecasting future week plans. Doing workshops to improve operations within the plant. Using CAD to propose new layouts. Completing audits to make sure operation are being done to standard.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have been trusted with updating the daily and weekly reporting without having to ask for help. I am also one of the admins on mlean meaning it is my responsibly to make sure it is working for everyone. When my manager has been away, he has asked me to fill in for him.
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 excel skills and am now able to use different formulas to retrieve data accurately. My confidence has greatly improved do to doing presentations in front of the management team. My CAD skills have improved and i am much quicker at drawing layouts. I have learnt how to use SAP to pull data.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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 have had knowledgable members in my team who have been able to teach and support me. There have also been times where i have taught myself how to do certain things.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The different departments seem to work against each other and often put each other’s ideas down.
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?
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 enjoyed my placement and feel it has developed and taught me many new valuable skills
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
Put yourself out there and get involved in projects you’re interested in
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