Future Careers IP Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources
Kingston
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role includes the recruitment and management of summer placement students. I also manage our attraction, this means I set our strategy and negotitate with job boards the best packages for our strategy. I then manage these relationships and ensure that we have more targeted attraction for our hard to recruit areas.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes so much, it doesn't feel like a placement it feels like a full time job and i am valued as a team member
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes I have learnt how to present, developed my confidence, excel skills, team work, communication, delivering through others, and many more
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots, my line manager is always there to help as well as my team, i also have support from my director and also the community of IPs in the business.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It is really friendly, everyone is there to lend a helping hand and there is really a culture of no question is a silly question, even the directors are willing to sit with you if you have questions and everyone really makes time for you no matter your job title or their job title
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement, I have found it valuable and insightful and i hope to come back to Unilever. I would recommend a placement year at Unilever to anyone who is looking for one, it really is a great way to get industry experience and working for an FMCG is so fun
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Do your research before the assessment centre, anything you talk about apply to Unilever and real world problems. Also just be yourself, Unilever really is interested in real people who are invested in them, we want to invest back into you as well so make sure its right for you too, its okay if it isnt
