Food Safety Placement Review

by PepsiCo

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • The role involves food safety for innovation projects. As a student there are also student led projects to get involved with. The job encompasses working cross functionally with various teams across the business.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Skills learnt and developed: Presentation, communication, leadership, teamwork, time management


  • 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?
  • Lots of responsibility was given during the year and the opportunity to lead certain projects.


  • 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?
  • Lots of support was given when required throughout the placement and guidance given as and when needed.


  • 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?
  • The company culture was brilliant. I was always treated with kindness and respect and the atmosphere was always friendly and welcoming. A great place to work.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, from the projects I was working on to the opportunities I was given to learn more about the food industry as a whole. My team were amazing and so welcoming, always getting me involved in projects and work.


  • 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 PepsiCo
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
  • When applying be yourself and show your personality. When in an assessment centre or interview this will allow those assessing to get a feel for you as a person and your work style. Also prepare! Practice before the interview so you feel prepared.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

East Midlands

July 2022


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