cmi global apprentice Review

by Unilever

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.2/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

i work in consumer market insight as an apprentice which involves: - studying at an online college both monthly and weekly - managing a budget across brands - managing relationships between a brand team and research agencies to deliver innovation and engagement testing - admin tasks such as booking meetings, sending minutes and agendas

6/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

skills i've learnt - budget management, stakeholder management, meeting management skills, business understanding, prioritisation, organisation, communication skills, consumer market insight understanding

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

- i found the course very difficult and hard to manage alongside the 4 day work role - the job wasnt really what i thought it would be as i thought id be doing marketing but ended up doing research which isnt where my interests/passions naturally lie - i am however very grateful of all the skills i have developed, people i have met and the overall opportunity i was given to work in such a big, corporate company

5/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

very structured in terms of the course my job role is not exactly what i thought it would be, i think a do a lot more than i signed up for. it would of been great to have a job description before joining.

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

not much

3/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

not much - i always had to ask for it and always got quite a hostile response

4/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

quite well

7/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

there is yeah but its hard to have time for these things

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

the people the visibility the knowledge you get the variety of job options the perks its purpose

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Unilever?

think about your purpose think about why you want to join study the recent activity of the business and its history but also structure network ask for a job description there's so many options