Commercial Executive Apprentice Review

by Unilever

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Commercial executives design, promote, and coordinate business-to-business sales. Morning - Go through emails and reply to any urgent requests. Update reports with daily performance. Afternoon - Track all rebates and see if there accruing correctly, update actual performance metrics for each product. Plan upcoming promotions into a system to let the company know how much is needed.

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I've learnt many new skills such as presenting and developed on existing like excel. Every day is not the same and your always learning and developing on a daily basis. Unilever offer inhouse training which always helps with developing and brining the better version of you to life.

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I love the programme and for someone who has no skill or experience with the corporate sector - This is the perfect start !

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Well organised and structured - Education side of things can get a little complicated at times but other than that the programmes is great.

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Plenty of support - Just need to ask for it !

    9/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • The training providers are always there when help is needed. The tend to get back to you via e-mail pretty quick.

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The qualification give me a clearer insight on communication and how to handle/ adapt to certain scenarios whilst working/ learning my role.

    9/10
  • 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.)

    • Plenty of extra - curricular activities e.g. Netball, Step challenge, etc.

    9/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Onsite gym Free Ice-cream Onsite Salon * Depends on location* Inhouse training courses - Develop yourself 106th Place on the Forbes list & one of the largest companies in the world by a market value of $155 Billion !

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

    • BE YOURSELF !

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Customer Service, Marketing

Leatherhead

May 2019

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