Process Engineering Intern Review
by AstraZeneca
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
3.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
- 7. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Overview
- Take full responsibility over individual project - Attend meetings relevant to project - Work in laboratory unsupervised, conduct experiments and record findings appropriately - Complete any modelling work relevant to project - Integrate with other teams within company
Skills
- Developed laboratory skills - Developed data reporting and recording skills - New skills in Dynochem and gPROMS
Responsibilities
Yes, each student was assigned a project with a scope and clear objectives to be achieved at the end of the placement. This project was entirely the students' responsibility and meant that there was a piece of work that we could present at the end.
Support & Guidance
Each student was assigned a supervisor. In my case, I was assigned two supervisors who helped me in day-to-day queries. I also had a line manager and the wider team was also very welcoming and willing to help. Generally, I felt very supported by everyone working at AZ, particularly during the pandemic.
Culture
Very relaxed and informal. Working hours were flexible as long as the hours were completed each week and dress code was casual, which made everyone a lot more comfortable in the working environment. Despite the pandemics, we were able to see colleagues over lunch or coffee breaks and we had a leaving-do at the end of my placement. It was a generally diverse team, people from difference backgrounds, races and genders.
Your Impressions
I very much enjoyed my placement, both in terms of the team and the work that was being carried out at the company and its values. I would apply for a graduate role .
Yes
Make sure that your values align with the companies, as these values are very much core guiding principles in everything they do.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Chemical Engineering
North West
September 2021
