European Aftersales Operations Review
at Honda Motor Europe
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management, Business Operations
Bracknell
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.3 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
My day to day activities would be running reports to be submitted and sent to higher management, signing off important information on safety recalls around Europe to management before issuing and having frequent meetings amongst the department and with different branches across the region.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I felt like my managers gave me varying levels of responsibility to match my personal capabilities within my job role.
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?
Time management, presenting skills, prioritizing skills, Office 365 literacy, networking and speaking to different people from different countries.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received as much support and guidance as I could possibly get. My line manager was always there to help me whenever I needed it.
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?
Company culture was pretty good. Honda is very big on respecting the individual and I feel like I was respected by everyone. The general atmosphere in the office is good, but can sometimes become a little noisy at peak times.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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 enjoyed my placement but the enjoyment came mostly from learning the workplace skills needed to excel in future career endeavors, and less so the tasks themselves. There would at times be moments of satisfaction with work that would make the job enjoyable, but most enjoyment came from developing my workplace 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 Honda Motor Europe
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Honda Motor Europe to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Honda Motor Europe
It is a really good experience. The skills you learn working here are next to none. The work will be difficult at times but if you persevere you will come out of this job feeling much more prepared for future work and much more resilient than you were before.
