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Paul Polman
Former Employee – worked at Unilever as an intern for less than a year
Pros – Coming in with zero experience, my time here really helped me grasp concepts that I learned in the classroom. Having this company on my résumé really gave me a competitive edge compared to other students.
Cons – Lack of attention from some managers that did not care about the work I was trying to contribute.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-09 18:02 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Former Employee – worked at Unilever as an intern
Pros – Work/Life balance was great, good people, not a lot of bureaucracy, upper-management does an excellent and competent job
Cons – Not great at matching skill-set to task, bad at project follow-through, a lot of brainless co-workers, a lot of brash people in the NJ office, a lot of ideas and not a lot of actions
Advice to Senior Management – When I was on a co-op in 2011 we were told that Unilever strives to retain their interns. I finished my co-op and received an excellent evaluation and an offer to come back. I built my experience the next summer at different company before graduating and interviewing for a full-time position with Unilever. I didn't even make it to the second interview -- perhaps this is why the lower-level talent struggles around you! This mired my time here throughout various projects: Great ideas, no execution!
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-07 15:42 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – The people are great to work with and working on personal care brands is fulfilling
Cons – The forced processes for end of year evaluations end up negatively impacting some people who do not deserve it. Promotions tend to be given based on who you know and popularity rather than merit.
Advice to Senior Management – Work on the pay for performance culture, the current systems don't support it fairly.
2013-04-26 10:45 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Unilever
Pros – friendly working environment, young people
Cons – Boss are not giving enough attention to subordinate
Advice to Senior Management – good job
2013-05-01 13:50 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Unilever full-time for more than a year
Pros – Flexible life & work balance.
Cons – Involve too many work projects
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-29 12:16 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Unilever full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Solid management, focused on goals, supportive to staff. Great team synergy with sales and supply chain.
Cons – Relocated the work to Connecticut.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-22 09:09 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Unilever full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – good pay, good benefits, amazing coworkers
Cons – there was no set schedule,
Advice to Senior Management – i loved working at unilever. it's an awesome job
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-10 20:22 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Unilever
Pros – can gather a huge amount of responsibility
Cons – lots of red tape, big compnay syndrom
Advice to Senior Management – find a way to cut out the many processes that are created. they slow things down.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-11 07:43 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Unilever as an intern for less than a year
Pros – Good work-life balance, fun, very kind-natured and lively co-workers
Cons – Can get lost in the crowd, alot of people turnover, hard to climb the ladder
Advice to Senior Management – More clarity and communication between lower-levels and upper-levels
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-08 08:21 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Unilever full-time
Pros – Was a Great Place to work before Alberto Culver Sold out to Unilever.
Cons – Unilever did the typical bought Alberto Culver and fired everyone that helped make Alberto Culver a top notch company.
Advice to Senior Management – No advice to give.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-24 14:41 PDT
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