STUDENT STORY: BSc (Hons)Marketing

MEET KIERA

Kiera Brown, recent Marketing graduate, tells us all about her placement at Unilever and how it has helped prepare for her final year.

“I was determined to make sure I got the best grades possible, so I applied for a placement. I contacted the Employability Hub because they have a CV service. They sat down with me and I went through my CV and what I wanted to go into. I study Marketing and because Marketing is so broad, there’s so many parts you can go into, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, so I applied for a few placements including Unilever and was successful. To get the internship with Unilever was massive. Moving to London was a big thing for me, I didn’t know anyone really, but Unilever has a Facebook page when you first join where you can speak to other people who have got placements and it also helps if you get a house. I live with two other girls on placement and they’re lovely. One of them is in Marketing and I learn about what she’s doing, how it differs from what I’m doing and then helps me make my path to know where I want to go. When I got to Unilever, I didn’t realise how much responsibility I would be given, it’s an actual role, but I received a lot of support from my manager. My placement has also helped me prepare for my final year. Deadlines have been difficult for me. In uni I really struggled with them just because I like to plan, so I’d always do pages and pages on planning. Working for Unilever has helped me with that. The Eisenhower diagram has helped me put my to do list into boxes and helped me decide what needs to be done now, what needs to be done next week.”

Hear from some of our other students about their experience on work placement

at vimeo.com/ universityofsalford/ business-placements