IP Electrical Engineer Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Good placement overall. A lot of opportunities and resources for me to study and learn about electrical engineering in the industry. Everybody is polite on site hence helps build confidence while learning. Good working culture in GSK.

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

    • Work given and done by me was very much appreciated by everyone. However, it could be better if I can be more involved in larger & important projects, and also more work.

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

    • Excellent guidance. Supervisor always tries his best to ensure my mind-set of working is correct. He looks after my safety well. Supervisor is always present in the office, hence makes discussion of certain issues easier as its simple to get hold of him. Plenty of opportunities to work with other departments to understand site business better.

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

    • Free most of the time when nothing comes up, but when a certain project comes when I was heavily involved, for the brief period of those times I will be very busy.

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

    • Good amount of responsibility as certain projects were given to me to run by myself under supervision. Could be better if more challenging ones are given.

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

    • Technical skills that university provided apply to most of the jobs in GSK, except for advance knowledge which requires further studies in university that I have not yet undertake. As mentioned previously, excellent resources present, both colleagues and projects to work with, good opportunity to decide if this is the right path for me. A very good experience to discover this industry related to my university course.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Good people to work with. Everybody is patient and helpful. Fun colleagues to work with.

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

    • Placement was a bit less structured than I thought. I do not have particular projects lined up waiting for me. I do whatever comes up.

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

    • Personal training is good. A lot of on site training lined up to ensure my competency in carrying out my role. I work on a lot of tasks given, but no out of site opportunities that is work related.

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

    • Flexi Time

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

    • Company offers graduate programme but does not really benefit those who undertook a year industrial placement, especially for people who has 2 more years of university year ahead of them. For this case student only benefit from manager's recommendation, but will have to reapply as an external candidate like other people. Graduates have very low chance to land in roles and sites they want to.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes. Placement student in my year are very chatty and outgoing.

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

    • Cost of living is very low in this area. Its a small town in a rural area.

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

    • There isn't a lot of pubs and clubs in this area. It looks like a place for retired people to stay!

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes. GSK encourages orange day. Most of us do volunteer to help out in science fair events, and GSK allows paid time off to do orange day events.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North East

July 2018

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