Unilever is a leading consumer goods company, making and marketing products in the foods, home and personal care sectors across the world.
In fact over half the families in the world use brands such as Dove, Magnum, Knorr, Persil and Lynx every day. Unilever's mission is to add vitality to life — by helping people feel good, look good and get more out of life. Behind every successful brand lie a number of complex challenges, in all areas of the business: these are what graduates at Unilever will tackle.
Unilever's Future Leaders Programme is designed to help graduates reach senior management. Graduates join a specific function in Unilever, where they have a real job with key deliverables and responsibilities from the outset. Generally, the scheme includes four placements in various locations within two years therefore flexibility is essential to achieve the breadth of experience required. There is excellent training covering leadership development, general business and professional skills. Full support is offered to gain Chartered status or relevant professional qualifications, such as CIMA, IMechE, IChemE and IEE.
Unilever wants people with the potential to lead its business. To do this, graduates need to be passionate about business, inspired by profit, competition and customer satisfaction, as well as have the ability to behave with integrity showing both ambition and entrepreneurial spirit. Unilever's high quality training programmes help graduates develop the expertise and personal qualities they need in order to achieve their career goals. They offer a vast range of opportunities that just have to be taken.