Summer Placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement as ut gave me a great insight into how things work in a large scale global company. It also gave me the opportunity to develop current skills such as communication and develop new skills such as my knowledge of excel.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I feel like my colleagues valued me as part of their team and were thankful for my help on the team.

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

    • My manage gave me support with any activity or job I had to do if I needed it.

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

    • I was given enough work to be kept busy most the time and I never got overloaded with work. Although there were a few occasions where I had nothing to do but after communicating with my manager I soon had something to do.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a high level of responsibilities during my placement, and was given the opportunity to do many important jobs on the project I was on

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I have developed helped me a lot with collating data and I can see this really helping me in other aspects in the future. Also it has strengthened my communications skills as well as making me a stronger independent worker.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere in my office was always positive and everyone was happy to talk, whether that be work related or just a general chat.

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

    • The organisation of the placement was ok. I had a few jobs and other things lined up for me when I came but I didn't have any set list of things I was going to be doing during the placement.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Given the opportunity to come back to GSK I would take it immediately. The placement has shown me exactly what it is like to work at GSK and it is definitely a place I would like to be employed at in the future

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The other placement students were lovely and really easy to get along with. we frequently met up for chats and lunch throughout the placement.

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

    • No more than usual as I live in the area

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Standard night life. Nothing great, but not bad

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

    • Some activities were setup outside of work by the placement students themselves, but nothing was arrange by the company

    3/5
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Business Management

North East

August 2017

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