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Sustainability and Communications IP Review

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

PR and Communications

London Blackfriars

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4.3 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Daily tasks include admin, research, presentation and excel skills. The teams work together on both long-term and short-term projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, although this depends on you specific team you can definitely receive a lot of responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, I have developed Excel, PPT and specific software skills such as EasyGenerator, Canva, Adobe etc.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
Each of the teams receive specefic guidance from their function, but the main source of support is your line manager who receives training on how best to support people in their early careers.
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?
Sustainability has an amazing culture and is generally very supportive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 think the year is very enjoyable.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
The best advice is to try and speak to people who successfully went through the assessment centre.
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