Global Assistant Marketing Manager Review

Item: Global Assistant Marketing Manager at Unilever
Rating: 3.2
Author: Anonymous

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

City of London

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

3.2 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

3.8/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

2.8/5 - Company Culture

2.5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I support the Global Marketing Manager in the innovation of a laundry detergent in the Dirt is Good team. My role will tend to focus on smaller tasks which will last for a few weeks, which will support the entire ecosystem development. I interact with cross functional teams aswell as global markets in their rollouts, in preparation for launch

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was gently supported in my placement at the beginning, allowing me to become accustomed to the Unilever ways of working and my expectations. After my mid year review I was provided more of a sense of leadership, leading PTM's and doing my own personal tasks without having to run things past my line manager every time.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

- Confidence
- An overall awareness of how the entirety of an innovation is produced, and how much control/reliance the global marketing team have on ensuring everything runs smoothly
- Time management

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?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

3/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

My line manager was excellent at providing support. There was a period of time where he was so busy with the launch, so I did feel slightly left to my free will and found myself less busy. When I voiced this to him however he recognised this and supported me in growing my confidence again

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?

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

My team was generally welcoming. Having joined after the normal placement start date, a lot of them were unaware of me being in the team. Because of this, they were slightly standoffish at the start but I had to make an effort to introduce myself and work alongside them comfortably. Now in my role they are much more welcoming.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

2/5

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?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have enjoyed the opportunities it has given me to be in a successful company, and have involvement in a Big Bet launch for Homecare. I haven't found the actual product that I am working on the most enjoyable, and I have found the culture of employees to be quite cliquey and immature. Not everyone is the most welcoming and it was difficult to make friends in the beginning.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

3/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever

3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever

It is widely different to what you would presume a marketing role to be like. What you learn in university will support you, but expect to be thrown out of your comfort zone. Being around adults who are much older than you is also a lot different to anything before, especially when they are all hardworking, successful people. I did learn an immense amount of experience, but I would say it is widely different to what I thought a role would be

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