Global Strategy Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing, Business Management
London
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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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.
Support the strategic transformation of Unilever's global Home Care portfolio, identifying growth and innovation opportunities and monitoring recent launches. Working across functions and countries, contributing to the development of innovation pipelines.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You are given the ideal amount of responsibility, Unilever don't treat their IPs as typical interns, but instead as real employees with actual ownership of projects or workstreams
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've developed strong cross-function collaboration skills by working closely with many teams from around the world, and learnt lots about Unilever's brands and product offerings, and how these differ across countries. I've also gained experience in data visualisation, reporting, analysis, really strengthening my skills in Excel and Power BI dashboards.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
Lots, the community among placement students is really strong, and the teams are always super friendly so it's always ok to ask questions / seek support
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?
Very positive, everyone is always very kind and friendly, open to helping placement students when they're new. Lots of opportunity for growth within the organisation too
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
Very much! I've learnt so much in a positive environment and will take the experiences and skills forward into the rest of my time at University and my future career
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
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
Ask questions! When you're new, don't be afraid to ask - companies don't hire placement students because they expect them to know everything, it's ok to learn as you go.
