Process Engineer Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • Loads of experience in serveral aspects of practial engineering. (Note: This was a primary manufacturing site)

    5/5
  • 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)?

    • Use of 1-1 manager meetings to discuss workloads, workflows and targets to achieve. This is also highly dependent on the manager you actually get and whether or not their supportive enough.

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

    • Busy as I pushed for work/ experience.

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

    • As a placement engineer within a large corporation, it is almost inevitable that you won't get a project all to your own. That said, there is still plenty of oppourtunity to get highly involved and achieve a good level of responsibility if show a good level of competency and push for it. I was able to be the sole engineer on a project team. The support from more experienced engineers was always avaliable though.

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

    • 5/5

    The Company

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

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

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

    • There are some resources you can access, however your more likely to get training and development if you go for R&D.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 3/5

    The Culture

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

    • 3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Living in London, going out can be quite expensive unless its somewhere with studenty features.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London over Dartford

    0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The commute from London to Dartford didn't leave much time for "opportunities"

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Scotland

November 2008

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