Summer Placement Student Review

by Lloyds Pharmacy

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • 4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • 4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My pharmacist tutor was on holiday for the majority of my placement I feel that in future the start of the placement should have been put forward to when the pharmacist tutor was back at work.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • At the beginning of my placement when my pharmacist tutor was on holiday there was not much for me to do. I also feel that the workbook provided was too short and not challenging.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • 4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learned how to use the Lloydspharmacy computer systems which will be useful when I work for Lloydspharmacy in the future

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was mainly happy however as staff were going on holidays it was more busy than usual.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I had was not contacted to be told when my pre-registration interview would be and when I rang up the area manager to find out I was told where and when it was. When I arrived for the interview I had to wait an hour before the cluster manager had time to see me. As I have mentioned before about the pharmacist manager being away for the majority of my placement.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I did not feel the workbook was well designed. Also compared to other companies training schemes which involve e-learning etc I do no feel Lloydspharmacy did as much to help my learning. However the training and development day was very useful and I enjoyed it immensely.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I still have not received any information regarding the outcomes of my pre-registration interview

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We only had one training and development day together - I feel there should have been more

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I do not know

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • No idea

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Medicine, Pharmaceutical

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2011

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