HR Placement 2027- 28 - Milton Keynes

HR Placement 2027-28 - Milton Keynes

Date: 2026-09-30

Location: Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, GB, MK17 9

Vacancy Reference: 2026-11-03T00:03:33.027

Position Details

HR Placement 2027-28 - Milton Keynes

Location: Volkswagen Group UK - Milton Keynes

Department: Undergraduate

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract - Undergraduate

About the Role

We are excited to offer two HR industrial placements, starting in June 2027. 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 employees 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, responding to general HR queries, and administering the employee lifecycle from start to exit.
• Talent, Development and Communications: Acting as 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. Working across various systems to ensure training records and sessions are maintained and actively promoting on communication channels.

What’s in it for you?

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

What do you need?

To be successful in this role, you'll have strong attention to detail and excellent organization skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise. A passion for exceptional customer service, proactive attitude, positivity, and delivery focus are essential. You should be able to communicate effectively within the People Team and with business stakeholders both verbally and in writing. Our placement is open to any university student eligible to work full-time in the UK for twelve months from June 2027. You should be on a sandwich degree offering a one-year industrial placement. We prefer students to be based within a reasonable distance from our Milton Keynes head office for work/life balance reasons.

Assessment Process

Upon applying, you will need to complete numerical and situational judgment assessments. Successful completion will invite you to an online video interview, providing an opportunity for us to learn more about you. The final step involves attending a face-to-face assessment centre with real-life tasks, meetings with managers and current placement students. This process helps determine if a placement here is the right fit. Successful candidates will be offered a place shortly after the assessment centre.

About Volkswagen Group UK

Volkswagen Group UK is driven by difference. With six major brands, each with its own history, design, and innovations, we have created some of the world's most iconic vehicles—from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. We offer opportunities to explore ideas and face challenges in a setting committed to sustainable mobility for future generations. As the industry undergoes a major transformation with digitalisation, electrification, and driverless mobility, we seek individuals with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives in our innovative industry. To avoid disappointment, we advise submitting applications early as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if high application volumes are received. Once closed, we cannot consider further applications.

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