Industrial Placement Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Science, Data Analysis, Front-end Development, Information Technology, Software Engineering
Port Sunlight
Review Submitted: June 2026
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
I am an Industrial Placement student within Cloud Platform Services, contributing to key digital and infrastructure initiatives across Unilever. My role focuses on delivering automation, supporting cloud operations, and developing solutions using tools such as Power Automate, React, and Azure services. I work across cross‑functional teams including Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, and Product to drive scalable, outcome‑focused solutions. Alongside my technical work, I also lead initiatives like the Mentoring Team, demonstrating leadership and stakeholder engagement.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility and chances to lead a lot of projects
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?
Leant a lot of new soft skills and ways of working while developing my technical skills
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot of support and guidance
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?
Very relaxed and colloborated environment work life balance was very good
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 enjoyed it a lot 10/10
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
Be ready for a lot of soft skills speaking presenting and less of a technical role
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
Industrial Placement Communications and Corporate Affairs
at Unilever
- Placement (10 Months+)
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