Fleet Supply Undergraduate Review
by Volkswagen Financial Services
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Financial Services
- 7. Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
Overview
On a daily basis I will be answering and responding to various external and internal stakeholders, regarding various changes or complaints we receive that are in relation to our suppliers we manage. Also, verifying and paying invoices sits with the undergraduate. We manage over 30 suppliers relations ships and around 60% of their monthly invoices are verified and paid by myself
Skills
Communication skills have increased rapidly throughout the year. Due to the position involving managing the relationship with various businesses it has required me to grow in confidence with daily communication, whether through emails or through direct meetings face-to-face
Responsibilities
Yes, I was given lots of responsibility from day one. There are lots of processes and tight deadlines that sit solely with the undergraduate in the team, and there is no micro-managing to make sure they are completed on time and accurately
Support & Guidance
There was an abundance of support during my placement year. The implementation into the role was carried out with great thought as they have now had placement students in the team for over 7 years, so they have lots of experiencing helping students settle into working for a big corporate company
Culture
The company culture is extremely friendly and supportive across all departments. No matter who you need to reach out to they will always support you
Your Impressions
My placement has been an incredible year to grow as a person and I have been provided with exceptional opportunities. The team culture and business culture as a whole has made working for VWFS a really enjoyable year and I am not looking forward to leaving and heading back
Yes
Definitely apply, it is an incredible year that you wouldn't regret
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply
East Midlands
May 2025
