Packaging designer Review

by Unilever

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • Pushed my boundries to allow me to learn and gain vital experience rapidly

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

    • The design team in leeds were all friendly

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Only when absolutly needed. to make sure that I could gian the most out of figuring things out for my self

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

    • Due to the 50/50 split between disruptive innovation and packaging design allowed for a constant flow of varied work

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

    • Mamjor parts of serious project were given to me handle

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

    • so many skills and heads up gained , which will only profit me when it comes to the rest of my studies and leaving university

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • offten group events were organised. and whole office presentations that were to do with topics outside of the office

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • a relatively new placement some areas could have been smoother

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • training gained, through exercises and personal one on one tutoring

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • possible not sure if i want to take that route, but it seemed as if there could be oppertunities at unilever

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Leeds is amazing

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

    • so much going on in leeds, is easy to find what you want and at a price you can afford. lots of students. accomodation relatively good depending on where you live.

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

    • so much!

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

    • lots of clubs and groups organised events, I took part in 5 aside football

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

March 2011

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