HR Planning & Development Undergraduate Review

Item: HR Planning & Development Undergraduate at Honda Motor Europe
Rating: 3.6
Author: Anonymous

at Honda Motor Europe

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

Bracknell

Review Submitted: June 2022

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

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

2.8/5 - 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.

As a member of the HR Planning & Development team, you will be involved in various HR related projects such as analytical report creations to training deliveries, taking an active role in providing an exceptional HR service to regional business. The Pan-European Leadership programmes is a key project that you will be involved with, specifically involved in the operational planning and administration of the programmes.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a lot of responsibility within the HR Planning & Development Team during my placement year. I had a great opportunity to take responsibility in a number of activities as the team is fairly lean. I think there was a good balance between responsibility given and also supporting when necessary. The team trusted me to lead certain tasks and activities and helped me develop the confidence to do so.

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 gained and developed a range of skills during my placement with Honda, including:
- Communication
- Planning/Time Management
- Event Coordination (virtual and in person)
- Data Analysis/Research
- Problem Solving
- Creativity
- Excel/Powerpoint/MS Teams knowledge
- Teamwork

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?

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?

The support I received over my placement was very good. If I ever had a query or concern, any member of the team would be happy to try and support. This support also came from the other HR undergraduates too. The team encouraged me to problem-solve and learn myself, however, I also knew there was support if I really needed it.

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Honda have a very strong culture that focuses on embracing inclusion. Something that stood out to me was the fact that the team really wanted to hear my ideas as an Undergraduate and valued the different perspective that I brought, which was really motivating. Although, the approval process for ideas and proposals can be slow and quite hierarchical which I think at times limits some of the innovative ideas of Associates.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

2/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

2/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Overall, I really enjoyed my placement year at Honda and have gained lots of skills that I know will be very transferrable and useful in my future career. This placement role is a full-time role that has its own responsibilities like any other Associate and in this way the Undergraduates are really challenged and given lots of responsibility that will help them to learn.