Product Developer Review
at PepsiCo
Placement (10 Months+)
Science
Leicester
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
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!
5/5
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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.
Developing new flavours and products, involving market research of current trends, shelf life testing, trialing new packaging and competitive intelligence.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Lots of responsibility, overseeing important projects and tasks that another employee would otherwise have to carry out (i.e. not just assisting someone or 'shadowing' people).
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learn how to carry out different shelf life tests, how market research is conducted, how to analyse competitor products and how to use many different computer applications.
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 of support, everyone is really friendly and helpful!
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?
Really good, a great company to work for and lots of benefits. I felt really well looked after and we even got free ice cream during the heat wave!
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?
Could not enjoy it any more! Really great placement with lots of opportunities to develop my learning in a real food manufacturing environment.
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 PepsiCo
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend PepsiCo to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
Be yourself! Just be who you are, chat to people, be friendly and let them know your interests - this shows who you are as a person!
