{"id":9658,"date":"2025-12-19T16:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/?p=9658"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:37:13","slug":"were-halfway-there-how-did-that-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/2025\/12\/19\/were-halfway-there-how-did-that-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"We're halfway there - how did that happen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 As the year comes to an end, it\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019m halfway through my placement! Since my last blog, the months have truly flown by, and it\u2019s been great to pause and reflect on what has been nothing short of a fantastic experience.\u00a0Below are some of my highlights and takeaways from the past few months.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the standout days include my time with the Outreach Development Team. I\u2019ve had the chance to represent Unilever at Imperial College Business School and at Bath Spa University, the latter giving me the opportunity to revisit Bath for the first time since I left in June. I was quite surprised to learn about the new U3 and U4 bus routes! These days involved informing students all about Unilever and what it\u2019s like to work here, highlighting our Apprentice, Industrial Placement and Unilever Future Leaders (graduate scheme) programmes. To top it off, the mini-products we give away are also very cool.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Another standout experience was Domestos Germ Busters Day, where I delivered a one-hour presentation to a class of Year 1 pupils on how to be germ-busting superheroes. It certainly wasn\u2019t a normal day at the office! It was not only a lot of fun, but also heartwarming to see the impact we had o\"\"<\/a>n young lives.<\/p>\n

For all of these exciting one-offs, it\u2019s the day-to-day experience of life at Unilever that has taught me the most about the professional world. A role in communications is incredibly diverse, so much so that I still don\u2019t have a neat answer to the question, \u201cSo, what do you do at Unilever?\u201d I see my experience as divided into three main areas: the creative, the secretarial, and the strategic. Yes, communications includes writing nicely worded articles, updates and invitations, but I love how much more there is to it. Recently, I have been involved in interview filming (learning how to set up and cameras), video editing, graphic design, scheduling invites, writing articles and promotions and so much more. Throughout this experience, I\u2019ve learnt how much you can\u2019t do things alone. I am incredibly grateful to be surrounded and mentored by a team and manager who genuinely care and invest in helping me become the best professional I can be and because of that, I aspire to give 110% back.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, diving into everything London has to offer has been brilliant. Even my walk\"\"<\/a>ing route in along the Thames has been a sight I'm grateful for every day. I\u2019ve built quite the bucket list of places to see, and it\u2019s been a real pleasure ticking some of them off! Whilst I love London, its been great to stay connected with Bath through my role as the academic rep for my placement and Study Year Abroad (SYA) cohort. I\u2019m passionate about ensuring that the distance between students and the university doesn\u2019t lead to a lack of support or communication. The Student Staff Liaison Committee has been a great way to voice student concerns and ideas. If you\u2019re a politics student currently on placement or SYA, please feel free to get in touch if there\u2019s anything you\u2019d like me to pass on.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A further opportunity I've had while in London is is continuing my military training with the University of London Officer Training Corps (ULOTC). For those who haven\u2019t heard of the OTC, it\u2019s a training corps that provides university students with basic military training as well as adventurous opportunities to get a real taste of army life. It\u2019s been a fantastic way to meet new people and push myself out of my comfort zone through an organisation that definitely brings a sense of adventure.<\/p>\n

To top all of this off, the Unilever end of year party was a fantastic night and a great way to round off the year. I can\u2019t wait to see what else is to come in what has already been an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable journey. Till next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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