Finance Industrial Placement Review
at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Placement (10 Months+)
Finance
Derby
Review Submitted: September 2025
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Controlling the flow of car parts in and out of the UK. Customs based role
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot, the tasks all played a part in the wider monthly tasks within the division
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, teamwork, communication
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?
The placements advisors at the university of Nottingham were incredibly supportive, they checked up on me monthly and I could always reach out to the
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
A very specific corporate culture as it is a Japanese company but still very interesting.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
I really enjoyed the placement scheme there, I had the opportunity to make lots of new friends and learned a lot
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Take all the opportunities you can there. The company is huge so learning is endless
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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