Assistant Statistician Review

by Unilever

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Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    3.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I am a assistant statistician. My role involves me receiving data (usually from surveys) and carrying out analysis of the data using statistical analysis software such as SAS and JMP to find any relationships or anything important about the data


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have been able to improve my statistical analysis skills and presentation skills through various projects I have worked on. Furthermore, I have gained confidence and teamwork skills through my time spent in the office and around different groups of people


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • I have done projects in which I have to analysis independently and present my findings to the clients. However, majority of the projects involved someone in my team e.g. my line manager taking charge and delegating what methods I should use to carry out analysis


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I got a lot of support during my placement. My line manager was very understanding of the fact that this wasn't my area of expertise and was always available to help out in any way. The rest of my team were also super helpful as I could turn to them at anytime and they would look over me


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The general atmosphere was very relaxing and always positive vibes around the office. There isn't much pressure as there is always people that can help you out


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have enjoyed my placement at Unilever. I have gained invaluable experience about statistics and the general office life. I have never had to worry about anything because my time always had my back and were willing to step in when needed.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
  • 2/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
  • Make sure you dedicate yourself to the work as all sorts of help will be provided for you


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Science, Economics, Market Research

East of England

June 2024


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