Engineering Student Review

Item: Engineering Student at Forvia
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at Forvia

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Fradley

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.1 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - 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.

Help implement and maintain standardised work principles and production processes.
Assist the launch of new business in the plant.
Maintain bill of materials and timings.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Once I had been exposed to one of the projects for several months, I was given increased responsibilities and autonomy on some of the related activities.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Big improvement in my interpersonal skills such as communication and planning.
I also gained knowledge of production systems and weld theory.

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?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

My manager made himself available and organised regular reviews to keep track of my progress and had an open door policy which meant I could go to him with concerns or problems at any time.

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?

During my time at Forvia I participated in multiple company organised events such as Forvia day. I also took part in activities with colleagues outside of work such as a hike in the peak district.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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?

Working at Forvia for the past 12 months has been an invaluable experience and I am very grateful to have been given this opportunity. The knowledge I have gained, and personal development makes it clear why previous students speak so highly of the placement program.