Research and Development Industrial Placement Student Review
by Unilever
Rating
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Skills
3.3
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
3.3
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Your Impressions
3.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
- 7. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Overview
Daily I would spend time researching, planning experiments and running test. I would discuss with my manager weekly.
Skills
I learnt how to plan an experiment. I developed my presentation skills. I developed my networking skills.
Responsibilities
Yes you are given quite a lot of responsibility which is nice. You are definitely treated like an employee and not just an intern.
Support & Guidance
I got a lot of support from my supervisor throughout.
Culture
The general atmosphere is extremely chilled and relaxed. You can wear casual clothes to work and everyone is friendly and smiles whenever you see them.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed elements of my placement. I made really great friends and formed great relationships. I enjoyed my daily work but I would have enjoyed it more if it was more collaborative.
Yes
Understand the business in detail from researching on the website. Understand what you want to gain from the placement. Have passion and understand your purpose and if it alligns with the companies.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry, Science, Research
North West
June 2023
