Finance Assistant Review

by Volkswagen Group UK

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Very enjoybale however long hours during month end period with no extra reward.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Very valued and respected by team members and people above me.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Not as much support received from my manager who seemed to be too busy to commit as much time to my progression.

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Very busy during the month end period and then more time later on in the month to do ad hoc tasks,

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Large amount of responsibility, especially in terms of being able to work independently with opportunities to ask for help and error checking.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Very much so, especially with IT skills and using Excel, SAP and applying learnt knowledge.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Colleagues are very friendly and approachable, I am able to talk about things outside of work with colleagues.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Handover period was very structured and pivotal to my development with enough time so it was not rushed.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The company enabled me to go on various courses such as Self development for high performance and Excel training courses.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • They are appealing however there are not any graduate schemes within my finance department.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • 3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Very high cost of living, the company could have helped more by arranging formal opportunities to find places to live with other colleagues rather than leaving us to do it on our own.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • 2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There is a soical committee in my department which organises activities outside of work.

    2/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

South East

May 2015


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