I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Pirelli (Burton upon Trent, England) in Feb 2019
Interview
Sent in my cover letter and CV, got invited for a phone interview which lasted 30 mins with the current HR placement student, went down to the company site for a 2 to 1 interview which again lasted 30 mins with a HR officer and another HR placement student (from another site). After the interview I was given about 15 mins to talk to the current placement student about the role and things that she was currently doing etc.