Fleet Supply UG Review

I really enjoyed my time at Volkswagen financial services. I had read good things online and when I was at my assessment centre I knew it was the place I wanted to do my placement. The culture is really good and the offices are really nice. The scheme is definitely worth applying for.

Each team was different but most managers will have weekly catch ups with you. These are usually pretty informal and help you develop a relationship with them. there is also formal one to one sessions which are completed monthly and the results of these help towards your bonus at the end of the year.

I was given loads of responsibility. When I started I thought I would only be given the jobs no one else wanted to do. However, very quickly I was thrown into it and treated like any other member of staff. If you want to take on more responsibility, there is always the opportunity to.

Volkswagen financial services put a lot of time and money into training and development courses. They put on monthly training courses on everything from how to present professionally all the way to how to develop your professional network. There are lots of extra courses that are worth signing up for too.

The atmosphere is good. There are two offices that Volkswagen financial services operate from. 1DD is the bigger office and feels a little more corporate than the smaller BC. Each person has their own preference but they are both good places to work. 1DD even has pool and table football in the break areas.

I thought it was really well organised. The undergrads with the support of full time staff help plan the year and nothing felt rushed or out of place. They take on a lot of feedback and as a few cohorts have gone through already, things run pretty smooth. If one year something goes wrong, they change it going forward.

They put on loads of courses which add value to yourself. They put on excel courses, presentation courses, and they also put on courses on how to successfully create a professional image for yourself in networking, CV and interview training and they give information on how to have an effective LinkedIn profile.

Volkswagen Financial Services offers grad schemes. Volkswagen Group also offers grad schemes and as you work for a sister company you get put forward for this too. However, as the company is so large, there is no guarantee that they can have a full time job for you after uni, you would have to go through the same process as anyone else applying.

There is between 25 and 30 undergrads each year as well as apprentices and graduates,. If you have a good group then there is lots of social things to do. Milton Keynes isn't that great but you aren't far from London. Its kind of like uni freshers all over again when you first start and get to know everyone.

Cost of living was not too bad for me as I go to uni in an expensive area, I saved about £200 a month moving here. People seemed to be between £400 - £500 a month for rent. You have to drive everywhere in Milton Keynes so you have to pay for fuel all the time. Pints are between £4-5 depending what pint and where.

It is very bad in Milton Keynes. You have a few options and none of them are great. There is one club which is expensive to get to, expensive to get in and the drinks are a rip off. You also have to taxi everywhere as its all so far apart.