Customer Development Executive Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    0.0
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • The internship exceded the expectations I had of it.

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

    • I had some really positive feeback from my colleagues and felt valuesd as a team memver from day one.

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

    • My manager was very keen to spend time with me and to make sure I was ok. Team members were also very supportive and made sure I had all the help I needed. Positive attitude to help me.

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

    • Some days I was very busy and others I did ask for more work to do when there was a lull in my various projects.

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

    • I was given a lot of responsibility from day one - including speaking to a customer without any guidance and producing a presentation for the Ice Cream Leadership Team

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

    • I have learnt a lot about the business, the industry and about my personal strengths and developments during this placement.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • 0/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • 0/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 0/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 0/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 0/5

    The Culture

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

    • 0/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • This area could have been better. We socialised a lot within our teams but there was little structure from the Intern Co-ordinator side to make an effort to arrange anything. We did this ourselves and we very much enjoyed it as all four of us got on really well.

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

    • In Leatherhead there is no nightlife but we made an effort to go to Clapham and places in London so it wasn't all that bad.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • A lot - in my first week I attended a charity sports show and I was also asked to join in with a dodgeball tournament.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2011

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