WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?

As an undergraduate on one of our placements, you’ll receive a £23,500 salary. You’ll also receive 27 days’ holiday – plus bank holidays –, access to our car schemes, pension scheme, employee well-being support, an on-site restaurant and shopping discounts.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP

We’re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof – each with its own history, designs and innovations – we’ve created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you’ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.
It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.
To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications

We are excited to offer two HR industrial placements, starting in June 2026.
What will you be doing?
Only by recruiting and retaining the best talent will we achieve our business ambitions in the highly competitive and fast-moving UK automotive industry. You will support our colleagues to develop and grow to achieve their personal and professional ambitions.
We have two roles in this stream and you will be asked for your preference if invited to assessment centre:
People Operations: Working as the first point of contact for the business, you will be responding to general HR queries and will be responsible for administering the employee lifecycle from starting to leaving.
Talent, Development and Communications: In this role, you’ll be the first point of contact for Talent, Development and Internal Communications queries, providing proactive administration and project support across the T&D and IC teams. You will be working across a range of systems to ensure training records and sessions are kept up to date, along with active promotion on our Communication channels.