Finance Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Finance Business Partner for the Nutrition Business Group. Day-to-day role involves reporting on performance, managing in month performance, working with Marketing and Sales teams to improve the ways of working in the business.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Thoroughly developed my excel skills. Taken on more responsibility which has allowed me to improve my group speaking skills. Soft skills have also improved as you are constantly interacting with different individuals. I have also learnt a lot of analytical and presenting skills from different, more experienced members in my team.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, as you gain more experience and confidence people in the team encourage you to take on more responsibility.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of support near the start and then a good amount of balance as you gain more experience and confidence.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Great company culture, very social and friendly people and not too hierarchical


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Thouroughly enjoyed it as the work was constantly changing and becoming more exciting. Company environment on top of this was a great benefit.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
  • Research your role and the company thoroughly before and have a good understanding of the FMCG industry beforehand.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Financial Management

London

May 2024


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