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Unilever

Shopper Marketing Executive Review

at Unilever

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales

Surrey

Review Submitted: September 2021

Overall Rating

2.9 /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!

2/5 - Overview of Role
2.5/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.3/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - Overall Experience
2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Overseeing the timelines and completion of shipper projects (carboard shelved units in retailers). On a day to day working cross functionally across marketing, sales and with external suppliers/agencies to obtain information.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Initially the amount of responsibility was low whilst I was settling into the role, this increased towards the end of my placement.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have improved my time management/prioritisation skills, working on multiple projects at the same time to manage them all.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
2/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
2/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support and guidance from my manager. Never felt too overwhelmed or stressed.
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?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Positive company culture, everyone is very friendly and helpful. Working from home has made it hard to judge the general atmosphere however. Very large company so easy to feel a little lost within.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
My role was personally not for me so this prevented me from fully enjoying my internship.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
2/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
You should have a strong purpose that will help you exceed in your application.
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