Student Packaging Designer Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Product Design
Seacroft, West Yorkshire
Review Submitted: May 2026
Overall Rating
4.5 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
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.
Designing packaging, aiding projects, concept generation, prototyping, presenting ideas, CAD work, Visualisation
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, Fairly independent
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, Developed CAD and Rendering skills, learnt a lot about prototyping and 3D printing. Gained understanding on how the industry works
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?
A great amount, line manager always willing to help and advise and surrounded by a lovely work environment with people willing to help
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great supportive working environment
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed, confirmed i want to do design. the time flew by
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Research the company for the interview and come prepared. Great company and brilliant for CV.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
