Data Analyst Apprentice Review

My role in Unilever is within the ‘consumer and market insights’ function, CMI provokes transformational action through insights from market research, and my team within CMI is the data and tools team. We use data and data analysis tools to help us understand the performance of specific products. PDC stands for ‘People Development Centre’. PDC is a part of CMI, it is transforming Unilever inside-out towards hyper-personalization, this hyper-personalization then gives us an unprecedented ability to act at scale.

I've adopted a lot of skills that I didn't carry before. For example my Microsoft Office skills weren't good at all but within my role I need to use it everyday and I have developed extremely well. I can now use Excel Spreadsheets confidently day to day. Another skill I've developed is my presenting skills.

I enjoy my programme. I learn a lot from my training provider and also constantly from just interacting with colleagues who have been working at Unilever for a while. I appreciate my manager and my team with the constant support I get. One thing I love about my team is that I am not made to feel silly just because I don't know something and everyone is very happy to help me learn.

My training provider's programme (Multiverse) is very structured and organised. We do workshops every month that are supposed to prepare us for our upcoming Module. I am also in contact with my coach regularly with monthly 1-1 coaching sessions and regular progress reviews with my line manager and coach.

I receive a lot of support from my employer. I have a weekly catchup with my manager and we stay in contact daily. My manager goes out of her way to help find tasks that align with what assignments I need to do to work towards my EPA.

I receive plenty of support from my training provider for this. When I submit my Module my multiverse coach will bring it up in our coaching session and he'll explain where I went wrong and where I should improve on. I'm also given two objectives monthly to help work towards my EPA and develop constantly.

I feel that my qualification helps me develop a lot and broadens my mind to constant new ways of developing projects so that when I am performing my role I am in the mindset of 'how can I make this better' constantly.

There are extra curricular activities weekly.

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Unilever is a great place to work at. It is a company with a diverse portfolio of products and has a beautiful end goal. Unilever's main focus is sustainability Unilever's purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. This means that Unilever drives its brands, people, and partners to tackle issues that consumers care deeply about, such as climate change, plastic pollution, and inequality. And I believe that this is a beautiful goal.

My top tip would be to ask as many questions as possible! Don't think that because you're asking questions to your interviewer that they may find you annoying, that is something that makes you stand out. The desire to want to learn as much as you can is very admirable. Another tip is to know your purpose - know what your bigger picture is.