Summer Placement Student Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Sometimes the work was challenging but a lot of it was just doing spreadsheets on the computer which was pretty boring

    2/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was really friendly

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Most of the time I was left to work by myself but if I had problems I could always ask my manager or anyone else in the department

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Definitely did not have enough work to do! Most of my projects I got finished really quickly and a lot of the time I was waiting around for people to get back to me on things

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • All my projects were actually going to be used so it felt like I was doing something worthwhile

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I developed a lot of skills in using different computer programs but the main thing I developed was probably people/networking skills which is really important at Unilever But also the placement had nothing to do with my degree so probably won't help me there

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • People tended to just work by themselves but you could always talk to someone if you needed to

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It look a really long time to get contracts and paperwork sorted but on the actual placement I knew exactly what I was supposed to be doing from the first day

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Unilever are really good at helping you develop professional/personal skills and help you figure out what sort of career you want to go into

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It is a good organisation if you want to work in FMCG - but not for me

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • I was the only placement student in my location so there wasn't much opportunity

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Living costs were very reasonable but I lived far from work, although transport costs to work weren't too high either

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Can't comment on this as it is not something I was interested in

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I didn't really look into this that much - but there were many things going on in the city especially because I was there for the summer

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

November 2012

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