IT Infrastructure Analyst Review
by GSK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.4
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The Culture
3.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I have enjoyed my placement due to the fact there is a good IP community, I had a good manager, colleagues as well as being able to be involved in many major projects working with colleagues from around the globe.
I felt valued since sometimes I received compliments for the work I completed.
I worked for two managers, one of which is not in the UK. I received support and guidance from both my managers which gave me the independence of working like a full time employee in my last 6 months.
It was on and off, some days I had a lot to do. Some days I had not as much so I got to have some spare time to do some additional training using GSK resources.
I was given more responsibility during the second half of my placement where I worked independently with many stakeholders which meant I had to be responsible in representing my department in meetings and the tasks coming out of the meetings.
I developed a lot of technical skills through the usage of the vast amount of software and tools GSK uses. Not only technical skills, but transferable skills also which include improving my presenting skills, problem solving, analytical skills, etc.
The Company
General atmosphere in the office is very nice, everyone knows everyone and there is always cake in the kitchen. Also whenever, there is an event, for example pancake day, there would be a stack full of pancakes in the kitchen for all. Which meant we could also celebrate those events at work.
The overall work placement was organised well, however, at the start, I was not really told what work/projects I will be undertaking since the previous IP's work has finished.
Quite a lot. There was a lot of paid training courses available for us to undertake, for example the Harvard training courses.
Flexi Time
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Not very, because there are no technical IT graduate roles. There is only business related / project management type of roles and I am doing computer science degree.
The Culture
Yes, we have a designated IP table for lunch. Also we organised a lot of IP events throughout the year.
I lived at home, commuting from London to work. £30 petrol per week. Socialising in the area is the same costs as London.
I was situated in the Stevenage site so nightlife was nil. However, there is a leisure park consisting of several restaurants and a cinema.
Yes there are many activities, e.g. mini golf, cinema, bowling, restaurants, etc.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
June 2017
