Finance Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my year industrial placement at GSK. It gave me the insight and experience needed to help me in the future. I also had a proper job role. It was not just me doing things here and there.

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

    • My team were the best! when starting this job I moved out of my family home. My team were so approachable and made me feel so welcomed. The employees at GSK are the nicest.

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

    • Whenever I needed help I got it! My manager and colleagues were so supportive to help me whenever I need it.

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

    • Sometimes I was busy, other times I was not. It really depended on how busy the team was. I sometimes had lots of work at start of the month. But I never felt like I could not cope with work load. I also didn't work past 5pm.

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

    • Obviously as students we don't have all the technical knowledge, for example I couldn't do the role of an accountant. However, I would like to stress I did have an actual job and I did real work. I was given lots of responsibility.

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

    • I gained so many transferable skills of which I will be able to use both in my time back at university and also in future careers

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was so bubbly and fun! Never too serious.

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

    • It was okay, I think that it was good once we were in our individual teams.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were given access to everything the same as normal employees. I had a linkedin learning account amongst other platforms that GSK had for its employees.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Placement students get to skip a stage of the graduate programme application process. However unlike other companies you don't get fast tracked or just offered a grad scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Although I didn't attend many of the social events. There was a IP Unite team who organised lots of social events.

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

    • London is very expensive, I chose to live alone so It was hard but doable.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London so decent

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

    • YEs many oportunities

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2020

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