Out-of-The-Cube Session II, USIP 2009

All Fridays of the Unilever Internship Program are dedicated to a whole-day program filled with fun activities and unnecessary generous servings of food (haha). I skipped the Friday’s breakfast because I arrived at Unilever Manila during the start of the first activity—finding your perfect roommate. Too bad, I didn’t find mine. HAHA. Oh well, the activity tells me to be alone during the night. Anyway, it was fun, not just the activity itself but meeting my fellow interns for the very first time (I missed the first OTC session). I finally met my long lost brother, Carlos Aguado. But hey, his genetic features are almost the opposite of mine. Extraneous forces may have entered the Aguado Genetic Pool that variance assumed a higher value (Why am I talking technical here).

The second talk and activity was administered by and about the Human Resources Department. Their department function is really dynamic and deviates from the stereotype HR department of most organizations. I can’t disclose details and specificities but I can say that this area in Unilever’s organizational chart is goal-oriented and knowledge-driven.

Before we took the DiSC exam (a type of personality exam), we had our morning merienda. I can say that we, the interns, are Unilever’s patabaing baboy. After which, a person from an agency that administers the DiSC exam had a short talk and gave us the test. The results were astounding.

Dominance and Influence

Almost all of us fell under the Dominating or Influencing category or a combination of both. We are a noisy batch and the exam’s result is a proof; We are a very competitive batch and the result tells so. Lunch was Japanese. Ramen, Tempura, Sushi of all types and Samurai Dessert were just few of the several servings for the noon pig-out session.

"Samurai": A Japanese Dessert

The first talk after lunch was about Unilever’s Employee Engagement Program—how the company gives a sense of ownership to their greatest asset. Mr Malcolm, the speaker, ended with a challenge for us. The challenge is actually a project, a competition among defined groups of interns. The company would give us a whopping ***** budget to plan and implement it. Go Selecta Team!

Personal Visioning

The rest of the day is spent on personality activities (TIM U & Personal Visioning). We also made and set-up our own Energy Mailbox. I am hoping to read at least one letter for me, haha.

Energy Mailboxes

I am happy that Unilever actually spends money for the interns, not only for our competitive allowance (which is actually at par with a usual company salary) but also for our personality growth and skills development. At this point in time, I can say that we are Unilever’s investment. I am excited for the 3rd OTC!

More Pictures Here

I was such a loser. I forgot to charge my camera and forgot to bring my memory card. Ergo, I had a little number of pictures takes and had little pictures–literally (since I used my camera’s internal memory).