Product developer Review

Research into health benefits of functional ingredients and application into products. Mix of desk based research and practical research. There is a decent amount of presentations too. There is also a student project to design a new product for a Pepsico brand and opportunities to do office wide projects such as STEM or environmental work.

Yes, I get to manage a decent amount of money for my projects and manage a few people too. I'm given a lot of freedom with my projects, they do put a lot of trust in the students

- Networking
- Presenting
- Time management
- Presentation making
- Management of people
- Communication

You have your line manager, buddy, mentor, the student team and other students as support. Whether you choose to use them or not is up to you. I think this is really subjective on your line manager and the people you work with- I didn't always feel I could fully reach out for support due to the gossip culture I had witnessed amongst some of the staff so didn't want to disclose issues.

Mostly nice. They try to involve everyone and make a community feel. Most people are friendly and willing to help. There are some people who dislike students (as with every company I imagine). There is also a bit of a competitive atmosphere amongst students which is fueled by some staff members.

I enjoyed the opportunities given to me and the freedom I had. My team and the wider office were mostly lovely and there were perks to working for a big business (money for events, freebies).
I think the atmosphere nurtures + celebrates extroverts and can exclude other personality types. I personally wouldn't go back purely as it is not a career I wish to further explore but if I did, I would consider PepsiCo.

Yes