business analyst Review

by Volkswagen Group UK

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed all aspects of my placement year (the only bit i wish i could have experianced is the car development stages!!)

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I became close to some of the colleagues - often there was a divide as it didn't feel as close knit as one would hope a big organisation to be.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Colleagues always offered to help and having a mentor helped as well (not within the team i was working so it was good able to go to an external body)

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Each day was busy, plus on a rotation scheme by the time you get the grasp of something you move on... it was very enjoyable though!

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Lots of project work which required lots of time and detail

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Lots of life skills as well as degree related skills

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • working at a car group is amazing (specially being the biggest!) lots of fun times to be had

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • planned out placement definately knew what was going on

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • invested in days out, personal development and gave a lot of time for placemenmt students (maybe think we are the future at VW)

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would love to go back to VW group

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • great social life + great guys in the placement scheme and the managers were great to

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • expensive being in milton keynes

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • close to birmingham and northampton and london however MK is abit dry

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • few activities but lots of car track days which were interesting

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

July 2012

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