Steven

I first joined Motability Operations in July 2014 on the scholarship programme after completing a comprehensive recruitment process in October 2013. The recruitment process consisted of an application form then a telephone interview and finally an assessment centre at the Bristol offices consisting of a panel interview and a case study exercise.

How would you describe your experience?

My first placement was in the Vehicle Remarketing Department in Bristol providing support on all four sub-teams: Stock and Sales Support, Online and Credit Support, Logistics and Asset Support and Customer Support. I learnt a great deal about the final processes in the car leasing procedure and developed market knowledge of the used car market.

After finishing my degree I returned to Motability Operations to complete my second and final scholarship placement. I was based within the Finance team in London providing administrate support. The role involved; processing and printing cheques accordingly, matching payments to bank records and cancelling misprinted cheques using the SAP system.

During my placement, I applied for an internal position with the Pricing Team and after several interviews, I was offered a permanent position. Motability Operations is a truly unique and rewarding business. All employees are committed to their role and well looked after.

How has the scheme at Motability Operations helped you?

I would encourage other students to apply for this extremely beneficial and rewarding scheme. Motability Operations is a very disability friendly organisation; permanent employees receive a full day of disability confidence training, there is a Disability Networking Group who meets regularly and there is a detailed reasonable adjustment process. The company is also very flexible which allowed me to plan my start and end dates around other commitments and accommodation availability.

Steven has since left Motability Operations.