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HR Business Partner Global Finance Review

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

London

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.6 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
HR business partnering is a generalist HR role where you cover a wide breadth of responsibilities:
-Dealing with HR queries such as payroll, promotion, hiring, pay
- Completing HR analysis using platforms such as visier and Power BI
- Working on strategic HR projects such as leadership development, learning, wellbeing, career development etc.
- Working with both people in my team and in the business to get the work done
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, I was exposed to a role (HRBP for Home Care Finance and Health and Wellbeing finance) normally reserved for grads. I also was responsible for workforce planning for the entire corporate finance population
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?
- developed communication skills as I have had the chance to interact with a range of people, from my line manager to senior VPs
- developed data skills especially on excel and visier
- developed general microsoft skills including word, powerpoint and outlook
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?
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 from my line manager and my team
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?
great, everyone at unilever is super friendly
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
I really enjoyed it, it was hard work but I learnt a lot
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
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
Think about your purpose, what drives you and gets you up in the morning
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