Industrial Placements

A 12 month Industrial Placement at Xerox will kick-start your career in the professional world. As the world’s largest enterprise for business process and document management with over 140,000 employees in 160 countries we work to provide simple answers to complex business problems every day.

Our Industrial Placement Scheme is well established within our business and designed to give students support, development opportunities and maximum exposure to the corporate environment. From day one you will be encouraged and expected to contribute to our success by delivering key services, project work and adding value right throughout our business. At times roles can be demanding, but are balanced with strong support networks and a great social environment.

Every day you’ll work alongside people who are as passionate as you about new ideas, about customer service and about success. In fact, this passion is at the heart of what we do. Throughout our history, we’ve invented new products and prospered as a company because we celebrate new thinking.

We give over 70 talented students the opportunity to work within our business in various locations across the UK so if you are enthusiastic, eager to put your skills to the test and passionate about success Xerox is the right company for you.

Why Xerox?	Application Process	FAQ's

About the scheme The roles Our roles fall into five main areas: Business Operations Finance Marketing Technology & Information Technology HR & Learning and Development The requirements The scheme is designed for individuals who meet the following criteria: Undergraduates studying for a degree or degree equivalent Must be eligible to work in the UK Must be available to work for 12 months. Placements usually commence between June and July each year The benefits Salary Relocation allowance Holiday Employee Perks Social life Graduate Opportunities At Xerox we see our Industrial Placement Scheme linking directly into our Graduate positions - our placement students make the perfect graduate recruit as they know our business and have experienced first-hand the Xerox working environment. Therefore, we actively keep in touch with our placement students and advertise all graduate jobs to our student alumni population before they are advertised to the open graduate market place. What our students say "The opportunities are great, so many students that have been on placement within Xerox have come back as a graduate (including my manager), it shows that there could be opportunities available for me in the future if I wanted a career within Xerox." "It's great - I'm loving it, despite being a confident person I was a little concerned I might be dropped in at the deep end, my placement manager has guided, coached and supported me to the point where I am total comfortable but still challenged daily!" It's good to be challenged, I've learnt so much already. There is a good mix of work within my role, I have a genuinely important role with my team and I've worked on projects too". "The huge selling point is the large student community at Xerox. Very few companies offer the social aspects that Xerox has. This was one of the main reasons behind me really wanting a job at Xerox." "Opportunities for development are really good, Xerox have an online learning tool you can access at any time to brush up skills or learn new ones. The student community was also very appealing, as is the fact that the jobs are 'real' jobs, and not just created for students" "I'm really enjoying my placement - the fact there are many other students working at Xerox makes it a great place to work. It can be like being at university, just with having to do real work!" "I think the best thing about Xerox is that fact that it has so many placement students - Uxbridge students live together in Brunel halls to start with. This gives you the chance to make friends before you find a house" Step 1. Search - our vacancies and follow the link to apply online Step 2. Applying online - During the application stage you will be asked a series of application questions. To make the process easier we recommend you prepare your answers in word, do a spell check and then copy and paste them into the boxes during the online application. There is a 150 word limit on your answers and you also need to attach your CV when asked to do so. Step 3. Verbal and numeric tests - We use SHL Verbal and Numeric ability testing as part of our recruitment process – please don’t be put off by this, the best way to approach this is to take a practice test at www.shldirect.com Step 4. Assessment Review – Your full application including your SHL test scores are reviewed by the Hiring Manager at which point you will be notified of whether you have been selected to attend an assessment centre. Step 5. Assessment Centre – We run assessment days from November through to March. If you are invited be positive, we try to make the day as welcoming and interesting as possible! Where will I be based? The UK and European Headquarters for Xerox are based in Uxbridge Middlesex, however we also have Xerox offices in Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Coventry and Leeds, as well as client sites around the country. Do you help placement students find accommodation? For all locations we offer students guidance and advice in finding suitable accommodation during their placement year. Uxbridge based students can usually stay at Brunel University halls over the summer period, moving to flats or shared houses once Brunel students return for the first semester. Will there be an opportunity to meet other new starters and placement students? Formal induction programmes are held locally to welcome new starters to the business and these provide an excellent opportunity for new students to meet. In addition we plan a minimum of one week handover between outgoing and incoming placement students, the outgoing student acting as buddy to the new starter. The Industrial Placement community at Xerox also have frequent social events. We also have a Facebook group with current and new students so that students can contact each other before they start and even start organising accommodation! Can I contact Xerox students before I start work? Yes, we are happy to put you in contact with existing students at Xerox. If you would like to do this please contact the recruitment team. How much holiday do I get? The student entitlement is 33 days per year, including public holidays. What is the Salary? We benchmark the Industrial Placement salary on an annual basis. The current salary for all Industrial Placement Students is £15,000. How can Xerox develop my skills? Xerox is a growing business; we have a rich tradition of innovation and are developing new products and new service offerings to clients all the time. Xerox is also a changing business; strong growth in Xerox Global Services, our consultancy and outsourcing division. Together this offers industrial placement students a chance to get involved in exciting project work and experience, first-hand, the day-to-day realities of a global business. What is Xerox's attitude to out-of-work commitments? Xerox is a strong advocate of work life balance and therefore Line Managers are keen to accommodate alternative working practices where practical to enable our employees to balance their commitments outside of the workplace where possible. How do people at different levels of the organisation interact? Xerox prides itself on being a great place to work and our culture thrives on being friendly and relaxed with open communications across all levels of the business where everyone is on first name terms. Our employees are made to feel part of the Xerox family network, working together towards a common set of goals.

Industrial Placements

About the scheme

Graduate Opportunities

What our students say