R&D Industrial Placement Student Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Research
Liverpool
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Lab-based role involving the formulation of products, testing & analysis of these via appraisal techniques.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, my responsibilities increased as I became more experienced in the role to where I was conducting independent projects with only guidance from superiors.
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?
Communication
Initiative
Presentation skills
Independence
Industry-specific analysis methods
Time management
Initiative
Presentation skills
Independence
Industry-specific analysis methods
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?
5/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A large amount of support and guidance - my manager regularly checked in on my progress & wellbeing
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?
Company culture is very positive and supportive with a laid-back and flexible approach so long as work is completed high standards.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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 really enjoyed my placement - the location, people and role are all ideal.
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Be open to all opportunities and tasks given to you, be yourself and have self-confidence.
