Research and Development Industrial Placement Student Review

by Unilever

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I plan experiments, attend meetings, interpret and analyse data and present to teams.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes i have developed my scientific communication (written and verbal), presentation, confidence, autonomy, data analysis, data presentation and collaborative skills.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Yes! I planned my own experiments and organised my own time! Although i had lots of help and guidance from my supervisors.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • LOTS! My supervisors were excellent at helping me whenever I asked for assistance. But they also gave me alot of independence and only assisted 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?
  • Amazing! Everyone is really helpful and supportive - always happy to meet with you and discuss things.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Loved it!


  • 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
  • 2/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
  • Be confident and yourself! The teams and supervisors are all very supportive and really appreciate your hard work.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

North West

May 2024


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