To apply for our undergraduate placement scheme, you must be studying for an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year. Master’s students are not eligible.
At VWFS our Human Resources (HR) department works closely with all areas of the business to support them in delivering the people strategy. Our purpose is to enable our colleagues to reach their full potential, to support the company to build a reputation for outstanding customer service and, be the best automotive finance company in the UK.
Within HR, we have a Recruitment Undergraduate opportunity that will be involved in supporting the recruitment team to provide a positive candidate experience consistently and attract the best talent to our business.
As well as supporting the team on a day-to-day basis with recruitment activity, you will be involved in managing our 2025 undergraduate campaign, where you will support this process from start to finish. You will develop your networking skills by working closely with a variety of key stakeholders regarding recruitment initiatives and support our temp and contractor process.
This is what your time at Volkswagen Financial Services might look like
- Build great relationships and work collaboratively with HR colleagues, fellow Undergraduates, the wider business, candidates and suppliers as appropriate
- Providing core administration and coordination support for your team which will include managing the recruitment mailbox and responding to queries, as well as helping the team with interview bookings and talking to candidates.
- Working closely with our external temporary and contractor supplier to ensure the process across the business remains compliant supporting managers with the process where necessary
- Support in the planning our next undergraduate recruitment campaign to bring our next cohort undergraduates into the business.
- Work closely with key external stakeholders such as RateMyPlacement, regarding the advertisement of our recruitment campaigns.
- Proactively identify and offer support for process improvements within the department
About you
- Currently studying a degree in Human Resources, or a similar field
- Excellent organisation skills with the ability to deal with a variety of tasks
- Have a keen eye for detail and accuracy
- Be able to use your own initiative to answer questions and solve queries
- Be able Able to research and pull information together to support projects and other initiatives
- You will be able to communicate clearly with the business both verbally and in writing
- MS Office proficiency, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
What we can offer you
- Salary of £22,250 per annum plus discretionary bonus and company pension scheme
- A wealth of experience and a fun and sociable workplace to start your career
- You’ll be joining a group of 49 undergraduates, so you’ll have a large group of peers to work alongside
- Access to Life Skills workshops, designed specifically for you as an undergraduate
- Opportunity to join a discounted loan car scheme
- Physical and mental health support with our onsite Wellbeing Centre
- Hybrid blend of working at our office based in Milton Keynes and working from home
Here’s what our process looks like
- Apply and upload your CV, covering letter and answer a few application questions.
- You’ll then be invited to complete a Situational Judgement Test. This is a short multiple-choice question set to understand how you may approach situations.
- If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself.
- If successful, your final step in the journey is to attend an assessment centre at our Milton Keynes office where you will take part in a group exercise, complete a short interview and deliver a presentation. You'll also meet some of our managers and our current Undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.
About Volkswagen Financial Services UK Limited
Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible.
In our ever-changing world, this can be a challenge, so we aim to foster an openly entrepreneurial, pioneering environment, focussed on your mobility needs. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing.
We do this by offering a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems.
Volkswagen Financial Services are committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us, and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.
Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI’s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.
Please do not apply for more than one placement role. This will ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are most interested in, and your skills are aligned to.