Unilever

Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer goods companies. The company manufacture and market brands such as Dove, Persil and Lynx.

Graduate Schemes

The Unilever Graduate Leadership Programme is designed to train graduates in management, and then launch them in to senior management level positions within the company. This scheme lasts for two years and is made up of an average of four placements in different areas of the company (and as a consequence, quite possibly the country too). Your placements could be office based, entry level (trainees have spent time working in supermarkets and factories) or a combination of both.

During this programme graduates are supported by Unilever to gain Chartered status or train for relevant professional qualifications, such as CIMA. The company's accredited training programmes include IMechE, IChemE and IEE.

There are six types of Graduate Leadership Programme available to graduates:

• Customer development - any degree discipline
• Financial management - any degree discipline
• Information Technology - any degree discipline
• Marketing - any degree discipline
• Supply Chain - preference for a degree or Masters in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, Maths, Science, Finance or Business & Administration. A second language or a willingness to learn a language is also an advantage.
• Innovation & Technology Management (R&D) - specific degree required