Global Learning IP Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources
Blackfriars
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.6 /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
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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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.
- Design and implement leadership programme for employees from different managerial level.
- Organise learning workshops for Global Learning Team to discover new industry insights and trends in the L&D space.
- Manage employee engagement initiatives to build and sustain their interests in achieving both their personal and professional L&D goals.
- Organise learning workshops for Global Learning Team to discover new industry insights and trends in the L&D space.
- Manage employee engagement initiatives to build and sustain their interests in achieving both their personal and professional L&D goals.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely, project ownership assigned as from Day 1. This not only gave me the opportunity to lead multiple projects on my own but also expand my comfort zones when it comes to enhancing my existing communication skills and learn new one like creative thinking.
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?
Skills enhanced: Communication, Problem-solving, Data Analysis
New Skills: Creative thinking, Project Management
New Skills: Creative thinking, Project 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?
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?
My Line Manager is very supportive and accessible if I need any help. What I enjoyed was the freedom and independence to tackle the assigned projects the way I want.
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?
Pleasant and friendly
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
Using a scale of 1-10 where 10 is the highest, I would say 7 for the different projects and teams I got the opportunity to work with.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
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
Stay true to who they, be curious and make the most of their placement year.
