Our growing community of exceptional graduates have one thing that connects them – every day they’re moving a step closer to who they can become.
Our graduate programme at JLR gives you access to some of the most forward-thinking industry experts, networking opportunities and industry insight. Once here, you’ll be able to experience different roles and departments that spark interest, inspire action and ignite enthusiasm.
From pushing your creative or strategic thinking right through to developing your leadership skills, or even supporting crucial business projects, by the time you finish the programme, you’ll become a rounded professional and play a vital part in shaping the future of JLR.
We’ll support your growth, enabling you to achieve and even exceed your potential. Join us and start building an exceptional career you can be proud of.
A professionally fulfilling and exciting role isn’t the only thing you’ll find rewarding here. We’ll support and look after you with a brilliant range of benefits designed to reward and recognise your growth and performance. See a sample of these benefits below:
At JLR we are passionate about your personal growth. Our culture is fuelled by a desire to inspire brilliance within our people. We believe in a workplace that is safe and inclusive, fosters respect, nurtures creativity and showcases the pioneers of our future. To support this, we provide exceptional learning and development opportunities and experiences to our people, supporting personal and business growth every day.
Graduates will benefit from the support of our Early Careers Delivery team, a specialist team to guide you and support you throughout your 2-year programme.
Your health and wellbeing is as important to us as it is to you. Wherever you work at JLR you’ll find a huge range of groups and activities to get involved in. From networking with other early careers hires over breakfast, to evening sports and social clubs, you’ll find there’s something for everyone. And some you’ve never thought of! Helping everyone to perform at their best means supporting everyone to feel their best every day.
Good news! We do not require a CV or cover letter to apply. Simply complete your online application form telling us about you, your motivations and your experience.
If you progress to the next stage we’ll ask you to complete a series of short online tests which you will complete independently. Passing this stage is based on your scores from completing your online assessments. Don’t forget to use the practice area to help you prepare. Click here to enter the practice test area.
The next stage is the virtual assessment centre. This consists of a presentation exercise and behavioural interview. You’ll be provided with a preparation guide to help you at this final stage.
We’ll share the outcome of your assessment centre within 2 weeks of you completing it. If you are successful, we’ll make you a verbal offer and confirm this in writing via email.
Before you join JLR, we’ll give you all the information you need through post-offer engagement events, online platforms and more. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions, we’re here every step of the way.
Want support with further guidance on our application process? You’re in the right place. Our new employability hub contains a breakdown at each stage and plenty of hints, tips and insight to help you to ace the assessment process and secure your dream offer.
We hope you’ve found all the answers to your questions within this site, however if you have been left with a burning question, please refer to our frequently asked questions. But if you need to contact the recruitment team, feel free to email us at graduate@jaguarlandrover.com.
<p>Our applications open in stages across late September / early October. Please check the individual programme page(s) you are interested in for full details of application opening dates. </p>
<p>Applications for our graduate programmes are due to close in stages (programme dependant) across the end of October and the beginning of November. Please check the individual programme page(s) you are interested in for full details of application opening dates. Also, be aware that whilst we may give a guide to the closing date, our programmes may close at any point if they are oversubscribed based on the volume of applications. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place, please apply early. </p>
<p>No, you can only apply once during our recruitment cycle. However, if we feel there is a more suitable programme for you, we'll get in touch through the application process. </p>
<p>Yes, you can apply for our graduate programmes. We do also have experienced hire roles available that may be of interest, our careers website is updated regularly.</p>
<p>You can reach out to us at any stage of the recruitment process, we are always here to help. You can contact us on <a href="mailto:graduate@jaguarlandrover.com">graduate@jaguarlandrover.com</a> </p>
<p>Our graduates join the programme each year in September. You should try, where possible, to ensure that you are available to start on your set day with us, however if you foresee this being a problem, please contact us as soon as possible. </p>
<p>You can check the progress by logging in to your candidate profile and going to the 'my jobs' section to check the progress.</p>
<p>No, prior experience is not a requirement of our early careers programmes which are designed to be entry level programmes. </p>
<p>We have a set of business behaviours at JLR which we call the 'Creators' Code'. These are a set of co-created behaviours to inspire understanding and collaboration. The five behaviours covered by the code are; customer love, unity, integrity, growth and impact. We will look for these in our recruitment process and therefore recommend that you read more about our purpose here.</p>
<p>At this stage, you'll complete a virtual behavioural /motivational interview and presentation exercise.</p>
<p>We consider all requests for deferral on a case-by-case basis, based on business need. Please contact us at <a href="mailto:graduate@jaguarlandrover.com">graduate@jaguarlandrover.com</a> for further information.</p>
<p>JLR’s graduate programmes are not eligible for sponsorship and therefore, we will only accept applications for this programme from candidates with the unrestricted right to work in the UK for an indefinite period (if you are on a tier 4 student visa or a graduate route visa you are not eligible to apply to this programme).</p>
At JLR, we are proud of the recognitions our programmes, recruitment campaigns and people receive, and partnerships we have with external organisations drive improvements across our business in diversity and inclusion.
As well as ranking 42nd in the prestigious Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2024, check out some of our other recent awards and recognitions.