Technology Management Placement Student Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • There was a lot of everyday stakeholder management as well as technical management in strict timelines


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my communication skills, management skills, attention to detail, broad thinking, personality analysis, confidence I have also learned a lot of hard skills such as using Jira, Qtest, ACTPM, Azure and other tech systems, also politics within the workplace


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was managing multiple critical business projects and was given huge responsibility during the whole placement


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a lot of support from my team and colleagues however the work was very challenging


  • 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?
  • Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere with a lot of respect for personal time and mental health


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

  • 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?
  • I loved my placement because of my team and of how much I developed my skills but there were many hard difficult days


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

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

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
  • Do not be hard on yourself as there are a lot of chances to learn in a welcoming environment and try to meet as many people as possible


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

London

June 2022


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