HR Industrial Placement

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About EDF Energy

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group and is one of the largest energy companies in Europe. In the UK we have approximately 15,000 employees. We are the UK’s leading generator and supplier of low carbon energy. We produce about one-fifth of the nation’s electricity from our nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat and power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We intend to play a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK and secure a ‘bright’ future for the combined business and its employees.

HR Industrial Placement

Our Employee Services team at EDF Energy is the first point of call for any employee or manager when it comes to all HR queries and support. As such, the team is critical to supporting the business, line managers and employees in all things HR.

We pride ourselves on providing our business with fast, high quality HR advice and being part of this team will give you a unique and exciting opportunity to have a solid foundation in key HR areas such as Payroll, HR Advisory, Reporting and Recruitment.

During your placement you will rotate between the various Employee Services functions every 6-8 weeks giving you great insight to the role each team plays in providing an exceptional service to the business.

At the end of your placement you will know which HR area you enjoyed the most and want to build a career in. The skills, knowledge and experience you will have gained will be invaluable to you going forward and will look great on your CV too.

About You

• You’ll be on track to achieve or will have already achieved a 2:1 undergraduate or 2:2 postgraduate qualification, preferably in an HR related discipline however other disciplines will be considered.
• Professional verbal and written communication; diagnostic and analytical skills with the ability to listen actively, ask probing questions and analyse underlying requirements; apply sound judgement with confidence.
• Excellent attention to detail and passion for accuracy; “right first time” mentality.
• Willingness to own tasks and the resilience to work through issues to conclusion, maintaining motivation; natural desire to streamline processes.
• Proven organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and manage multiple incoming activities and tasks through various channels; ability to define individual priorities and manage workload.
• Strong IT skills.

Our Recruitment Process

To apply for an Industrial Placement, start by completing our online application. If we like the look of your application, we’ll ask you to complete an online situational strengths test, followed by an online numerical reasoning test.  Get through the online stages and you’ll have the chance to tell us more about yourself during a telephone interview. You’ll then be invited to a face to face interview, where you can demonstrate your capability and technical knowledge, as well as learning more about us, our culture and our people.  If everything goes well through these stages, we’ll make you an offer as soon as possible. If you accept, you can look forward to the start of a very exciting and rewarding career with EDF Energy.

How to apply

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