Commercial Sales Placement Student Review
at Forvia
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
Shirley
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Logging and tracking incoming POs. Reporting price changes internally and on SAP. Commercial support throughout RFQ/business aqusition process, leading certain aspects (e.g. tooling). Commercial lead and customer-contact on build-quotes (one-off orders).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Initially no, as the first months are learning-focussed and bringing you up to a level where responsibility can be gained. Then I was given responsibilty over a selection of projects (mainly small). I was then given responsibilty over larger parts of the acquisition process.
I did however feel that I could have handled more responsibility.
I did however feel that I could have handled more responsibility.
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?
Interpersonal skills, autonomy/independent thinking, excel proficiency, how to work in professional environment.
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support from my team within the office.
Any questions would be answered and thoroughly explained by people with much higher levels of experience.
Any questions would be answered and thoroughly explained by people with much higher levels of experience.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Office was quieter due to covid-restrictions and working-from-home, however when it is busy then the working atmosphere is lovely. Could be very quiet sometimes though.
Company culture is very friendly and positive.
Company culture is very friendly and positive.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed the placement a lot, overall. My team and the other students/graduate made the working experience enjoyable, while the learning opportunities and growth developed throughout the year made it a rewarding one.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
Regarding those in CBU (not based in plant), I'd advise coming here with a positive and friendly attitude - to match the company culture. When here, be open-minded and keen to work on whatever gets thrown at you, as this will lead to more opportunities.
