Industrial placement student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable to be part of a team!

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

    • Colleagues always asking about how my work was going and asking for help preparing experiments

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

    • supervisors and collegues always willing to help

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

    • occasional lulls in work mainly due to the nature of the work

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

    • allowed to prepare my own experiments with some guidence

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

    • still using those skills today

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • everyone was always very helpful

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

    • given a lot help organising the placement which made it quite easy

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

    • very frequent lectures and given any resorces available to help with my work

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Many other companies out there but id seriously consider working for them

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • plenty of other students working at the site so theres always something going on

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • very cheap area to live in with good links to the rest of the country

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

    • usually something to do in the evenings with plenty of places to go

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

    • a fair number of oppertunities out of work with the subsidised gym

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

November 2011

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