Placement Student - Cloud Platform Services UniOps Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
Liverpool
Review Submitted: June 2025
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
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Attend triage session in the morning.
Review previous days tasks that are pending.
Follow up on actions that are to be completed.
Attend the days meetings.
Connect with team members on tasks I am working on.
Reach out to other staff members for assistance on projects that need external help to achieve results.
Learn basics and build up on learning by achieving results from tasks given.
Review previous days tasks that are pending.
Follow up on actions that are to be completed.
Attend the days meetings.
Connect with team members on tasks I am working on.
Reach out to other staff members for assistance on projects that need external help to achieve results.
Learn basics and build up on learning by achieving results from tasks given.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes.
I was given tasks that were my own work and needed me to push to completion. Some of them needed quite a lot of external support within the company and externally just to be able to get some results.
The tasks given become your responsibility and you have to complete them and also look for support to close them out.
I was given tasks that were my own work and needed me to push to completion. Some of them needed quite a lot of external support within the company and externally just to be able to get some results.
The tasks given become your responsibility and you have to complete them and also look for support to close them out.
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?
Creating dashboards using Power BI.
Cloud Fundamentals from in house and Microsoft/Google.
SharePoint development.
Improved teamwork skills.
Improved presentation skills.
Using the Cyber Security tools to understand what happens in cloud environments.
Cloud Fundamentals from in house and Microsoft/Google.
SharePoint development.
Improved teamwork skills.
Improved presentation skills.
Using the Cyber Security tools to understand what happens in cloud environments.
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?
3/5
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?
A lot of support was provided. My manager would guide in a unique way by trying to understand what I can do. My manager put me in touch with people and team members who are experts in their field. The support given is self led where you are allowed to explore you ideas with experts and no question or answer was wrong but it was to guide you to have better understanding.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is great. They work as a family. Everyone works towards a common goal while also supporting each other. They support each other without any bias. They have an open policy to reaching out to anyone with expertise in their field and you are not turned down. Everyone is happy to help and teach where possible.
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?
3/5
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 enjoyed my placement a lot. My curiosity to learn was never turned down and the inclusive culture within the organisation always made me get the chance to be part of something happening. Being able to learn from my team and the bigger team was never turned down and I was always allowed to explore within the team and teams working together with my team.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
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 yourself. Have an open mind. Don't be afraid to try to apply based on location since it is an opportunity worth having if you are willing to learn and be challenged. The work life balance is good to understand as a student and this will help you in the future when you get a job.
