PC&L Student Review

by Forvia

Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The main focus is on improving the efficiencies of the internal logistics within the plant. We are working on many different projects at once, from developing a technical solution to picking parts to looking at autonomous robots to deliver parts.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my collaboration skills as this role requires you to work with lots of different departments to make changes happen - continuously communicating with IT, engineering, maintenance etc.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, you are able to work on a project that you are particularly interested in and drive this to get the results.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a 4 week handover period with another student so I could see what they were involved in. I am able to ask my colleagues for help when required and we work on projects together.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Different departments have their own goals so it is sometimes difficult to come to a agreed decision


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it a lot as I was given many responsibilities that allowed me to develop


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
  • Make sure you have an independent drive to develop, if you are not getting given work you can show that you want to and get involved.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

West Midlands

July 2024


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