Product Developer Review

Item: Product Developer at Unilever
Rating: 3.5
Author: Anonymous

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

Bedford

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

3.5 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

3.8/5 - Skills Development

3/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

3/5 - Overall Experience

2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

I would run trials, test samples on a technical and sensorial perspective. Change formulations, run rheology samples. Present data to our suppliers.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given lots of reasonability when planning trial, and creating specs for our final product. I have also been given restorability feeding back correct information to our suppliers, and maintaining a good relationship between us.

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?

I have learnt new technical skills like how to operate new machinery and new soft wear that is used for lots of R&D jobs.
Personal skills I have developed on my team building skills, interpersonal, presenting skills, time management, and organisation

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?

I felt I wasn't given much support from my manager as we didn't have that regular catch up meeting and didn't have much guidance on what my role would involve near the start. But the rest of the team was very good at helping me get up to speed with everything.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

2/5

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?

Felt very much like a team, was a very friendly environment and I knew there was also was someone to go to if I needed help with things.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

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?

I did enjoy it helped me develop a lot of new skills and a great introduction into the work place. But has helped me realise this isn't the exact sort of job I want to go into. But am still grateful for this experience

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

3/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever

2/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever

Don't be afraid to ask lot of questions, the environment at unilever can be quite fast paised sometimes and will have to use a lot of problem solving skills

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