Support Engineer Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • At first, being thrown in the deep end was hard. Manager support can only be given so much and to be work with a whole team of experienced professionals, I needed to learn skills quickly and adapt to the new culture.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • As with most people, you've got to have time to get to know people. I spent the time working either with my team on my site or working virtually with my colleagues in Brazil or USA. I developed great relationship with my oversea colleagues which I managed to meet later into my year. I felt that team knew I was part of the team from day 1.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • A line manager is always available to help and their line manager is always not that far, either in the office or a simple message. Otherwise, I had a buddy that I talked to weekly about everything other than work, and things around work such as performance, working relations and general life experience.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • As some points I was taking two people's role all by myself, while other times, I would just attend training to use my time wisely. It depends on the role, but there's always work you can do within your team.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • After a colleague left, I replaced her role for majority of my placement. Being recognised to so was a good sign and that later on, I was commended on my work I felt that my team trusted me to allow me to do work independently.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • All the skills I learnt and mainly it was about communication with people, will last forever. I've learnt to adapt to communicate to the right audience and also develop a way to work that helps me to develop myself.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • We always went to lunch together as a team and had laugh during breaks, however we talk work over our short lunch period.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • There are a very small amount of placement students during the year I was participating and therefore training was down to the individual line manager. However, my line manager gave me the flexibility to choose what training I would like.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I was able to attend events and join calls, purely from an experience point of view. Once your a graduate, training is editable as part of the scheme and it prepares you for the rest of the work ahead.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Automatically placed to the final assessment day for the graduate scheme.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • My other fellow placement students were always up for going out in Liverpool but the the occasional pub lunch happened here and there.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Liverpool is cheap to live generally and if you find the right location and preparing to commute for a bit, then it's quite good value. The shopping centre keeps everything exciting and varied.

    5/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Generally, clubs don't really charge much and drinks are at a relatively good price. Clubs and bars in Liverpool and mostly in one place, so you can't really go wrong.

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Extra curricular activities were mainly down to the individual and the company supports the idea. However, activities outside of work is mainly organised by groups of colleagues.

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North West

June 2014


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