Research & Development Summer Placement Review
at Unilever
Internship (1 Month+)
Science
Liverpool
Review Submitted: September 2022
Overall Rating
4.2 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Working with the team to create them a Microsoft Excel database of all their product formulations they worked on across 15+ brands. Use of Excel and meetings.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given complete responsibility over my database that I created. I had to make sure the information was up to date and accurate. Other managers, 3rd parties would come to me for the information I had gathered.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed my Excel skills, learned project management skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The first week I was guided very well by my LM, after that I was left to my own devices most of the time, which was nice as it showed me they trusted my abilities. If I ever did need help, everyone was friendly and willing.
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?
Everyone was very friendly and hardworking. When in the office, everyone went to lunch together and it was very nice. We were also encouraged to take coffee breaks by our manager to chat and have a change of scenery.
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?
It was not what I was expecting from an R&D role, but it opened up my eyes to how a large company operates and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
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
Just be yourself, a lot of the culture is people based, so if you're personality is forced at interviews etc. once you're accepted it could get tiring if you were not authentic at first.
