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Volkswagen Financial Services

IT Events Monitoring Review

at Volkswagen Financial Services

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Analysis, Information Technology

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.
Monitoring data and checking for any alerts in the morning, complete any analytical dashboards requested by the business, produce data pipelines to use for these dashboards, produce any alerts as well that are required
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You are treated as a fellow employee and not just an undergrad. They provide you with work that will help with business workflow but also give you enough time to work on personal growth (certificates, projects etc.)
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?
Yes, primarily in the data engineering/analyst field.
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?
The people at VWFS are very supportive, they not only help you with the problem but guide you along so you can find the answer yourself without being given it directly.
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?
For me it is perfect, it feels like you are working with friends rather than fellow employees.
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 my internship
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
Get your driving license before you apply, the car scheme is very good
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