Process Development Intern Review
at PepsiCo
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemical Engineering
Leicester
Review Submitted: July 2025
Overall Rating
3.7 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Process Optimisation
Supporting Daily trials
Leading pilot plant trials and gold product production
Support with trials on innovative technology
Submitting Samples
Supporting Daily trials
Leading pilot plant trials and gold product production
Support with trials on innovative technology
Submitting Samples
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given responsibility when leading trials and communicating to TOs. Also with liaising with teams in different countries for gold production. Not as much with external vendors but with contractors yes.
Some time critical tasks some less critical time wise.
Some time critical tasks some less critical time wise.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel training
PMO (Project Management) training
Communication Skills
Leading trials
PMO (Project Management) training
Communication Skills
Leading trials
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?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Good support from manager.
People were willing to network and offer advice, especially those that did chemical engineering pHD
People were willing to network and offer advice, especially those that did chemical engineering pHD
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?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Nice people. All friendly. Good atmosphere generally in the office I'd say.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 enjoyed my time at PepsiCo. I learnt a lot and have gained experience that will be useful for the future.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at PepsiCo
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend PepsiCo to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
Practise interviews, technical questions, track time with presenting in interview. Have extra curricular jobs very important and mention in cv and interviews.
