Degree apprentice technology and information Review
at Unilever
Degree Apprenticeship
Business Operations
Port Sunlight
Review Submitted: February 2023
Overall Rating
3.4 /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!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
I have responsibilites including setting up weekly meetings ensuring that there is a guest speaker for each meeting and they know how long they have to speak within it. I also work on communications posting about events on yammer and planning events within the year for the team that I work in.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy the programme that i am on as i have been given opportunities that has helped me to learn more about myself and have improved my cv in what i have completed. I have enjoyed networking within my team and meeting people that have also not been through work that I have completed.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Within my apprenticeship so far, i have learnt how to manage my time effectively especially when coming to prioritising the weekly meetings. I have also learnt to be organised and to create to do lists and ensuring that each task is done with a certain amount of time left. I also have learnt how to act professional within my meetings and how to conduct myself.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
I think my programme is organised to an extent as I know personally that people I have worked with help me to achieve the criteria that my training provider has issued however i think that my programme could be more organised as to start I don't think that my line manager knew what kind of work to give me.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Personally, I receive so much support from my employer especially my line manager. My Line manager and myself have weekly meetings to catch up on tasks that i have done throughout the week and also just to check in on how i am feeling mentally and that the workload is getting on top of me. We also have fortnightly review meetings with the director of my team with all other apprentices to show what we have been working on.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
I dont think I recieve the support that i should from my training provider however when we do have our lecture weeks every 3 months they do say to drop a message if we would like to submit a draft of our assignment. I have messaged my tutor for the module and they take a lengthy amount of time to reply.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
I think the qualification that I am competing is helping in my role as it gives me various of projects and responsibilities to get involved in that is growing me as a person everyday that I am in work. I think it allows me to broaden my horizon across the team that i am in and allows me to go into different aspects e.g finance to Communications
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
Within work, I have got involved in a group called women in tech that talks amount how women in tech are valuable and how equality is growing. I am also involved in development group of onboarding where i look after the social media pages and welcomes all new uflps into the business.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I would recommend Unilever to a friend as the employees are always looking after your wellbeing and are given great benefits within your job. It is a great place to work that enables great opportunities and great flexibility to suit your personal life e.g. flexible working hours and allowing you to work from home to suit your lifestyle.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Unilever?
I would for advice, just be yourself as Unilever thrive to look after your wellbeing and for you to be you as they are very supportive with diversity. For tips, I would say just to make sure you are organised in your work and you know what you want to achieve as your end goal as you will thrive more and take more opportunities
