Finance Assistant Review
by Volkswagen Group UK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.7
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
2.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Very enjoybale however long hours during month end period with no extra reward.
Very valued and respected by team members and people above me.
Not as much support received from my manager who seemed to be too busy to commit as much time to my progression.
Very busy during the month end period and then more time later on in the month to do ad hoc tasks,
Large amount of responsibility, especially in terms of being able to work independently with opportunities to ask for help and error checking.
Very much so, especially with IT skills and using Excel, SAP and applying learnt knowledge.
The Company
Colleagues are very friendly and approachable, I am able to talk about things outside of work with colleagues.
Handover period was very structured and pivotal to my development with enough time so it was not rushed.
The company enabled me to go on various courses such as Self development for high performance and Excel training courses.
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
They are appealing however there are not any graduate schemes within my finance department.
The Culture
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.
There is a soical committee in my department which organises activities outside of work.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
South East
May 2015
