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European Customer & Aftersales Review

at Honda Motor Europe

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Bracknell

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.7 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
• Assisting with the monitoring, forecasting and reporting of safety recall and product update campaigns.
• Assisting in increasing campaign performance by studying continuous improvement activities in HME, Branches and Distributors.
• Create and maintain business dashboards to show real-time performance.
• Assisting in gathering all necessary information to start market campaigns.
• Carrying out market investigation to understand campaign performance in each Branch / Distributor. Compiling reports of your findings.
• Providing support to Branch / Distributor for campaign or product enquiries.
• Researching & examining potential new systems and technologies for Branches and Distributors, including communicating with Honda Motor, European Honda organisations and suppliers.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
During my placement I was given a good amount of responsibility. It was much more than I was expected which is a great thing as it allowed me to get out of my comfort zone.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have been able to develop my presentation and excel skills throughout the year. I have been able to have the chance and present in front of 40 people in a Branch Meeting we held which helped me develop my public speaking skills. With the reports I construct on a monthly basis I have been able to improve my excel skills.
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 had a great amount of support and guidance as I was constantly encouraged to ask questions. I also had 1-1 meeting with my manager on a weekly basis which really allowed me to share how my workload and my week was going so I could receive some help and advice. I also had a monthly feedback meeting which allowed me to receive constructive feedback and make sure I was achieving the targets I set myself.
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 culture at Honda is really inclusive and there really is that respect for the individual that Honda really honours as a value. I have always felt part of the team and was always given the seme chances as the rest of the team which was really important for my growth and development during the year.
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?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
This placement has been a great experience to really develop all the skills that are necessary for my future career. A really important thing it has allowed me to do is to identify all my strengths and weaknesses and high allows me to really focus what I need to work on.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Honda Motor Europe
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Honda Motor Europe to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Honda Motor Europe
I would advice for them to step out of their comfort zone and use all opportunities offered to them as at the beggining I was afraid of asking questions and presenting in some occasions when I think I could’ve actually presented.
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