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Volkswagen Financial Services

Human Resource Operations Undergrad Review

at Volkswagen Financial Services

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: May 2022

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
4/5 - 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.
Conduct research into information and tools to support ongoing Talent and ER Projects - includes Diversity and Inclusion, Enterprise Resourcing, Strategic Workforce planning.
Creating new workforce analytics to support the talent agenda
Working with the wider HR Operations Team to support the ER manager in producing all information required for the regular reporting cycle for key stakeholders.
Supporting the planning, coordination and administration of our internal Senior Manager qualification processes.
Support with the annual policy review cycle including researching to ensure that recent legislation changes are reflected.
Tracking/mapping/researching changing trends in talent development
Support the ER and HR Compliance Manager with the management of tribunal claims
Act as a point of contact for talent related queries, escalating more complex queries and problems to Talent Business Partner
Support with any ad-hoc activity within the Talent and ER Teams
Act as a point of contact for all Diversity and Inclusion related queries, creation of working groups and leading and driving forward initiatives
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given lots of responsibility quite early on which was excellent. It helped me to feel like an integral part of the team as people valued my input and ideas. It's nice to have been able to have the lead on a few projects and deliver them (with colleagues) from start to finish.
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?
Developed and learnt new Excel skills - reporting
Organisational skills - planning meetings, arranging colleagues for focus group sessions with external
Developed communication and interpersonal skills - on a daily basis liaising with a variety of stakeholders and colleagues
Wider understanding of data protection/GDPR and knowing how to effectively retain and keep data
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?
Plenty of support from my line manager and immediate team. Colleagues are always making sure that I know that I can go to them for any help/support/guidance. There's a real feeling of everyone wanting to help each other; which is a really great thing to have and makes all the difference.
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?
Company culture is fantastic. Very supportive and everyone really values the collaborative approach. People go above and beyond to help others and it's reciprocated throughout. It's a very pleasant, uplifting place to work.
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?
3/5
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 have thoroughly enjoyed my placement and I will genuinely be sad to leave. This whole experience has surpassed any expectations that I had. I've met some truly incredible and inspiring colleagues; that I hope to maintain contact with. I've learnt a vast amount and some of the projects that I've been apart of will inspire and shape my career going forward. A fantastic experience that I would recommend to anyone.
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
Any opportunity that finds your way to you, take full advantage and make it your own. It might not initially interest you but you'll surprise yourself and if anything learn some of the most important lessons from it. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and suggest ideas; no matter how junior or senior you are, or how long you've worked there, everyone is encouraged to share ideas and collaborate.
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