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Volkswagen Financial Services

Internal controls systems undergraduate Review

at Volkswagen Financial Services

Placement (10 Months+)

Insurance and Risk Management

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: May 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - 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.
My day to day work entails detecting fraud, therefore I mainly work on cases that can be deemed as theft. I often have a lot of emails conversing with external forces such as the police in order to repossess the vehicles.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Due the hybrid working environment i do feel like I have a responsibility to make sure my daily tasks are completed. If a college was off i was given a chance to take over some of their work but i also knew that i can ask for help and it would be provided.
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?
I've have learnt how to write professional emails with the correct tone depending on the person receiving my emails.
I have learnt the phonetic alphabet which is very useful when speaking with the police about specific vehicles
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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 initially, but after a while the managers trust that i will ask for help if i need it
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very creative and collaborative, despite only seeing my team once a week it was easy to get along with my team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did enjoyed it a lot and it was definitely an amazing experience to have.
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
If you can locate to Milton keys the placement will be more enjoyable
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