IT Intern Review

by Forvia

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Providing hardware and software support to plant, monitoring plant IT security, network monitoring, data backup management, carrying out emergency procedures, machine management (building, updating, decommissioning), assisting other departments with IT related issues.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Communication skills, team-working skills, individual working skills, deadline and priority management, eye-opening hands-on experience, leadership on some aspects of small projects.


  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given as much responsibility as I requested, on specific aspects where I was more comfortable I was given more responsibility, whereas others I would learn from watching, overall a good balance of responsibility.


  • 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 received support whenever requested from my team and the HR department, every job was made very clear and precise allowing me to utilize my skills efficiently.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere and culture has been good to work in, every need provided and everybody treated equally.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • My placement was made enjoyable by my team with a good social grounding and as much support as possible. The duration of my placement has proved an enjoyable experience.


  • 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
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
  • Take all opportunities given upon starting as you can learn a wide range of things.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering

West Midlands

August 2023


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