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Volkswagen Financial Services

Resourcing Undergraduate Review

at Volkswagen Financial Services

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: May 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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.
The role varies significantly day to day. You can be running an assessment centre one day, booking interviews the next and reviewing candidate applications. A constant is looking after temporary worker contracts and managing the recruitment inbox. You also get involved in many different areas of recruitment outside of early careers.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
From the very first week I was given responsibility. The team treated me like I was a permanent employee and not a placement student from the very first day. I ran assessment centres as the lead, was trusted with pieces of work that are really important with little room for error and delivered training to employees.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Time management, organisation, prioritisation, stake holder management are just a few. This placement really developed me in so many different ways.
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?
Everyone at the company is super supportive. I met with all undergraduate managers when doing role briefings and they were all very supportive knowing how new I was to the working world. My team was super supportive, they always looked out for me and understood that I was learning so I wasn't going to be perfect from the very first day.
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is the biggest selling point of this company. Everyone is really friendly and inclusive. There is a really feeling that everyone is looking out for each other and wants everyone to succeed. From the minute I arrived at my assessment centre till 10 months through my placement, I have had nothing but a positive experience.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed this year, if I could I would stay.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Financial Services
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
Be yourself, show how much you want this opportunity, do lots of research before applying and reach out to current undergraduates to ask about how their experience.
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