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Forvia

HSE Review

at Forvia

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

Banbury

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role involved understanding governmental requirements/ legislation for both health and safety aswell as the environment.
I worked closely with environmental topics and how we can reduce waste and maximise savings.
During my day to day activities I work with multiple departments and deliver presentations to all levels of people across the site.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Massive responsibility to deliver results on time.
For example tackling a problem with electro static shocks on the shop floor aswell as identifying the entire waste flow across the site.
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 presentation skills aswell as my confidence when delivering these.
Additionally I have massively improved on data analysis.
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?
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?
My manager was very supportive.
He has lots of knowledge and really guided me.
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?
Was a nice work environment. Working and collaboration with others was easy and everyone listened.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Was quotes stressful however it has massively helped my development.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
Work with all the departments and get to know the other managers. This will ensure they will support you and not neglect you
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