Vacation Student in QAB Review

by AstraZeneca

Rating

3.7/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I mainly helped with pulling together a database for the new GVLMS system, which meant I was using excel to filter through a sheet of SAP entities. If there wasn't something for me to do on this project then I was helping with archiving and organisation of the surrounding office.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt many new skills, one of which is my new in-depth understanding of excel.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility by being brought onto the GVLMS project


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had one mentor who was very present and always had jobs lined up for me to assist with.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • My office and the team I worked with were all lovely. I enjoyed going into the office because I enjoyed the time I spent with my team.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my internship and I would definitely apply for it again.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 2/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
  • I would tell them to be calm about the interview process because they were very friendly.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations

North West

September 2021


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