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Higherin

Assistant Brand Manager - Placement Review

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Leatherhead

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Different every day, often worked on different communications and marketing projects with my team and aided in the development of creative assets and key visuals. Also helped stay on top of budgets and POs as well as organise various events that occurred within the company.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
For the most part yes but at the beginning as I was still learning and training in some areas, so I wasn't given too much responsibility to begin with but as my experience ad confidence grew, so did my responsibilities.
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?
Yes, I have really been able to develop my leadership and communication skills by becoming project lead in a few areas. I have also been able to improve my organisational and time management as one needs to stay on top of everything in order to keep ahead of deadlines.
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?
4/5
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support from my line manager during my placement year and from my close team. It was a really great working environment and if I was ever stuck on anything, I was able to ask anyone and not feel bad or embarrassed - everyone was really helpful and supportive.
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 light-hearted and fun environment when in meetings and working in the office, but everyone did work hard as well - good balance. People were always up for a chat as well and not everything was about work 24/7, was able to build good work relationships with my team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement year, I was able to learn so much from my line manager and wider team and build on my experiences to develop my employability skills as well as personable skills.
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 Unilever
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Make sure to be yourself and see if the company fits your own views and values as well as offers a job you desire. Unilever try to hire people that are sociable and friendly and who are also hard working. It's not all about work but also building relationships and having those connections to help with future projects, so make sure you take the time to get to know your team.
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