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Volkswagen Financial Services

Business Insight Undergraduate Review

at Volkswagen Financial Services

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: May 2025

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Running reports for multiple stakeholders round the business on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Developing reports upon requests
Making sure that adhocs are completed for those we support in the business
Managing the team inboxes
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility throughout my placement. A lot of stakeholder management throughout my placement has come with responsibility. Ensuring that their needs are met, whilst balancing when it is appropriate to say "no" to their requests. Furthermore, taking on important reports that need running for the senior stakeholders round the business has been crucial.
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?
-People Skills
-Task management Skills
-Project Skills
-How and when to say "no"
-Excel Skills
-Tableau Skils
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?
A lot of support was given consistently throughout my placement. From planned 1-1's with my line manager to the daily team meetings. My team were also amazing at being available both in person and over Teams whenever I needed extra support on a task.
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 was great as there is a lot of flexibility to ensure that you are working in the conditions that fit you personally as well as what aligns with the business' rules. There are a lot of different ERG's too that are very welcoming
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 have really enjoyed my placement, mostly due to the team that I was able to work with. Their support and guidance made my placement both enjoyable and crucial for some hands on business experience
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
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
I would advise them to go into it with an open mind, and push themselves out of their comfort zone to make the most of every opportunity I believe that it would also be beneficial to network with others around the business as that can really help with understanding different roles as well as finding other careers that may be best suited to them..
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