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Volkswagen Group UK

Digital Content Executive Review

at Volkswagen Group UK

Placement (10 Months+)

Digital Marketing, Marketing

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.3/5 - 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.
- Managing and creating useful and engaging content for the website across site sections: new cars, used cars and aftersales/owners.
- Distributing lead reports generated through the website.
- Creating monthly KPI reports and commentaries to be presented to Head of Marketing and Brand Director
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given lots of responsibility and freedom to express my views on what I was tasked with while within the constraint of approval from colleagues with much greater expertise.
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 have learned a great deal of new skills and developed particularly my communication skills, team-working skills and my commercial awareness
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?
4/5
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?
I received lots of great support and insight from colleagues who were always willing to teach me new things
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 to me felt very diverse and enabling for all individuals. I never once felt out of place
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 thoroughly enjoyed my placement with the projects that I was a part of and also the people who I was working with. I had some great opportunities while on placement, even a brand trip to Dusseldorf to experience some of the new upcoming technologies and products.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Volkswagen Group UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Group UK
To be as open and curious as possible

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Group UK
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
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