Unilever Future Leaders Programme

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Unilever Future Leaders Programme

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The Purpose of Unilever Graduate Programme

• Recruit graduates for our pipeline who have the
  potential to reach Senior management within 7
  10 years and the ability to rapidly become strong
  managers within 3 years
• To win in the market place, we need to ensure we
  have a strong talent pipeline
• Our talent pipeline will support (and will lead)
  our growth into the future
• An approach to supply high potential graduates to
  Unilever, by using a rigorous selection process
  with a world-class development programme which is
  designed to build a sound base of functional and
  leadership capabilities.

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Unilever Future Leaders Programme

• Entry Points
• Information Technology
• Supply Chain
• Financial Management
• Marketing
• Customer Development
• Innovation Technology Management

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About the Scheme
Pre-boarding - on-line social networking, face
to face events (optional)
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Recruitment Process

• Criteria
• A minimum of a Bachelors degree or local
  equivalent
• Strong academic track record, but not overtly
  academic
• Extracurricular activities and experiences
  outside the academic world which display the
  following
• Well-roundedness and varied exposure / maturity
• Connection to desired career path
• Leadership and team experience (social skills)
• Candidates should be
• Commercially aware
• Driven and energetic
• Diverse candidates (from mixed schools and
  universities, not one stereo-type graduate)

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Recruitment Process

• Online application form
• Telephone Interview
• Numerical Reasoning Testing
• Final Selection board

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Unilever Behaviours

• Assessed on the Unilever Competency Framework
• Standards of Leadership (SOL)
• Team Alignment
• Real Accountability
• Global Mindset
• Building Superior Talent
• Analytical Thinking
• Action not Debate
• External Orientation

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