Fleet Corporate Services Undergraduate Review

by Volkswagen Financial Services

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - Support the Fleet Sales Team with in-life queries, ordering and general administrative tasks. - Support the Customer Services/Ops Department with finding operational process efficiency improvements. - Regular communication with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • - Presentation - Communication - Time Management - Problem Solving - Analysis - MS 365 Apps - Root Cause Analysis


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes I was given responsibility to tackle a backlog, identify the process issues and improve the process. I then was given the opportunity to own and manage this process throughout the remaining duration of my placement. I also received responsibility to take ownership of various elements of business wide projects.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received lots of support from my immediate department to develop my skills, take on new challenges and responsibilities. I also received lots of support from HR / L&D department on multiple training courses.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Really supportive and personal development focused. I also found that everyone was friendly and approachable.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement because I felt as an equal and really supported start to finish of my placement to make the most out of my year, I have been a strong advocate of VWFS UK as an employer and placement student provider to friends at University and at my previous college.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Financial Services
  • 2/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
  • Be yourself as they're interested in what you're like as a person not what you can and can't do.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Customer Service

East Midlands

July 2023


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