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Undoubtedly, these past 15 months have been a valuable insight and will be extremely useful to apply the skills I developed during my return to university. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here as, Volvo Group UK is a lovely company to work for that val...
Working for Volvo Group UK was truly an amazing opportunity. I got to develop the knowledge and skills in order to pursue my degree. This opportunity exposed me to different aspects in my field of study. I got to know the areas in which I excelled at and ...
I have had a great time working with Volvo Group UK. I have been given responsbility and had the oppurtunity to travel all over the UK and Internationally.
I've never felt as motivated as I do now. I wake up everyday knowing that what I am doing is helping. The placement has really showed me the vast variety of working styles and how each style can compliment one another. It's been an eye opening experience ...
I have really enjoyed my time at Volvo. I was been given a number of opportunities throughout the year which have enabled me to improve my skillset. This included being given a lot of responsibility in my day-to-day work and the chance to be heavily invol...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement as I had the opportunity to learn about the way a business works, as well as about the truck industry. I have also been able to get involved in different departments to see what type of work they do. This has allowed me t...
A truly enjoyable placement year experience, the job role was very diverse allowing me to gain skills from many different business areas. I was given real job responsibility with challenging tasks and projects at times which has allowed me to grow and dev...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at the Volvo Group UK. Through the support of my team and the wider organisation, I was given many opportunities to learn and develop. The organisation believes that placement students are a vital component to its growth ...
- Overall, I found my Placement at the Volvo Group enjoyable and rewarding; primarily, due to the companies' 'employee focused' culture which, in recent years, has been orientated toward becoming a most admired employer by giving employee's and students o...
I enjoyed the project work I was involved in. I think my placement year came at an exciting time for a legal intern (with the new GDPR), as I was able to get involved with making changes to current Volvo processes in order to achieve compliance. This is a...
I would wake up in the morning and find that I would always be looking forward to the day ahead. My job role had plenty of variety meaning that there was a degree of spontaneity to it, in addition to having the luxury of consistency with my project work.
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement throughout my 12 months at the Volvo Group. I was given real work which made a real impact to the company. The nature of the job had links to my degree so it was great to be working for a global company like the Volvo Gro...
I really enjoyed my 12 month Industrial Placement with Volvo Group UK. From day 1 within the HR department I was given responsibility and during my first week I was even sent on a 2 day interview training course! This set the tone for the rest of the plac...
Overall an enjoyable experience. I met some good friends and contacts as well as using their experience to improve my own knowledge and skills.
i enjoyed my placement very much. i got on very well with everyone in my team. i feel i have learnt a lot during my career here and had fun doing so. I did not feel too much pressure from my seniors but did feel like i was making a valuable contribution.
Although the job role wasn't right for me as it had little to do with my degree, there were many aspects of the placement that I did enjoy such as the people I met and the interest they had in my future.
I had mixed emotions finishing my placement. The office and people were all great, welcoming and friendly which made working at VFS very easy. The job role itself was something as time progressed that I found I did not enjoy as much. The work is still eng...
Loved my 12 months plus here at Volvo Group UK - would recommend to students interested in the transport industry.
I enjoyed it hugely. Not only were the people I was working with extremely welcoming and great to work with, the projects I was working on were highly engaging and involving. There was good chemistry around the office and working towards and at events whe...
