Financial Management Industrial Placement Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyable year, really supportive atmosphere and great place to work

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt very included from the beginning, and valued my contributions and ideas

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

    • Very impressive support. Weekly catch ups with manager to discuss development and goals.

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

    • Consistently busy, a few quiet spells but on the hole, pretty good

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Major positive about the internship. Given plenty of responsibility and doing work that was impacting the business.

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

    • Focus on 7 core skills that will be really useful going forward. Also developed in technical skills such as excel, powerpoint, and financial management

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Great collaborative atmosphere in the office, everyone very friendly and happy to help out with any issues

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Only real disappointment. Second rotation was decided very late and had to chase up a lot of things myself

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A lot of focus on personal development. Managers happy to give up their time to invest in you.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Been offered a position on the graduate scheme

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Fairly large intake of placement students so good social scene. Average amongst colleagues.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • In Leatherhead office for first 6 months which is out in Surrey so cheaper, second placement in Kingston, again not as bad as central London

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Fairly poor for the reason above. Only one office located in cental London

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Good opportunities to take part in social and charity events with variety of teams

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Consumer Products/FMCG, Financial Management

South East

August 2014

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