SEAC R&D placement Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry
Bedford
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
SEAC scientist, working on membrane water partitioning, work ranges from the operation of analytical equipment such as LC-MS/MS to the preparation of samples as well as experiment planning, literature research and communication of results.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I undertook my own project which consisted of me planning and carrying experiments based on literature review , with support from the people in my team
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?
Developed new and existing skills including the following:
Research and method development
Targeted Literature review
Training in the use of LC-MS/MS
Sample preparation techniques
Biochemistry, Physico chemistry techniques
Data generation and analysis
Regular communication of results within a team
Report writing, planning
Familiarisation in local quality system
Research and method development
Targeted Literature review
Training in the use of LC-MS/MS
Sample preparation techniques
Biochemistry, Physico chemistry techniques
Data generation and analysis
Regular communication of results within a team
Report writing, planning
Familiarisation in local quality system
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?
4/5
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?
Working environment is great everyone in the team is friendly and open for conversation, allocated line manger was very in the loop with my project and other work colleagues helped within the lab and experimentation
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
General atmosphere was very chill, easy to work in around others with flexibility with agile working
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
My placement will be valuable for my future career , with lots of skills acquired which can be applied for my final year of study, good social atmosphere which allowed me to enjoy living in an area I had never been to before
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Be enthusiastic and have a strong desire to learn and thrive as part of a team. A genuine interest in scientific research with good basic understanding of analytical chemistry
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