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Communications and Corporate affairs IP Review

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

London

Review Submitted: June 2026

Overall Rating

4 /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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - Overall Experience
2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Global internal communications which involves sending company wide as well as office comms, global newsletters, organising townhalls, managing operational tasks i.e. creating DLs, raising POs etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, very much

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?

Both developed existing skills as well as learnt new ones. Learnt how to edit videos and manage working with different stakeholders and then also developed more personal skills like confidence and presenting.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

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 fair amount.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

Busy and a lot going on and changes all of the time.

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?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed it a lot. It was difficult the first half but by the end I genuinely really love it.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

3/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever

Don't get stressed if it takes you a while to get the hang of things.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever

2/5

Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?

No
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