Used Car and Local Business Specialist Review

Absolutly loved my time at volkswagen group UK been one of the best years of my life! It has been such a good experience the jobs great the people are even better and it has give me such a good insight into working life within a huge organisation like volkswagen.

I feel that my colleagues value me highly and this is shown by the level of tasks and resposibiltiy i am given, also i feel i have become a friend to many not just a colleague.

The great thing about volkswagen is that you and your manager sit down and set objective, these are not given to you but negotiated so they meet both the needs of your manager and the business but also you and what you would like to get out of your placement.

I would say my time was very balanced, i was very busy some days where deadlines have to be met but other days i had a steady workload where i could get on wihtout time constraints. i would say one thing and that is you are never without something to do, volkswagen is a very busy organisation and if you are sat with nothing to do you need to ask somebody as there is always something that needs doing.

I was given a great amount of responsibitlity and had the opporunitiy to lead projects for the business that include interaction with other agencies. Some of the work i have done throughout my time at volkswagen has helped my area of the business evolved and progress and will be used in the business for many years to come.

I study economics and i would say their is very little direct link to my course, however in terms of working life skill and people skill i will need in the future it has been invaluable. My excell skills have improved, networking skill and overall confidence in my self and my work. I feel my time at volkswagen will help me secure a great job after my time at university is over.

the atmosphere is the office is always great the people who i worked with made my placement experience the best it could be. it office is a very welcoming place to work, however when we are in peak times eveyrone is focused to get the job done and get it done well.

i would say the placement set up at volkswagen is very good, very wel structured and it values its undergraduates as an employee. We have regular meeting with our managers to discuss prohress and have a objectives sheet which we go through together so that both parties take as much as possible from the placement

I feel the compnay have invested alot of time and money into me, volskwagen have a great learnign and development department who are always looking fo courses for you to attend, i have beeen on a number of courses such as excel, time mangement and peowerpoint which have both helped me in my role within the business but also on a personal level with skills i can take away to other jobs etc.

Very appealing, i would love to come back and work for th business in the future and hopefully thye would love to take me back. the company offers lots of oppotunities as it has 5 different brands who are all in different market situations, with a huge numbe rof different roles within them.

My time here at volkswagen has been amazing and a very large factor to that is that i have work with and met so many amaizng people who are in the same situation as me. I ahve made a huge amount of new friends who i will say in contact with and we have had so many great night together.

The cost of living is Milton keynes i would say isn't too bad, i feel the wage you are paid at volkswagen easily covers you for your costs.

THe nightlife in milton keynes is not too bad, it isnt by all means a student/ university town but i think with a good group of undergrads like we have had you can have a great time no matter what!

There are lots of opportunity to get involved in activities out of work, the lads on my placement and some guys from work started a football team up and have played all year round. The football team no only gave me a chance to get to know my fellow undergrads but also to get to know some of the other staff within volkswagen group. I would say try to get involed in extra curricualr activites with people from work as this helps you settle in a meet people on a informal level so when you do see them in work it is easier,