Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Review

by GSK

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Learning about end-to-end clinical supply process and systems used. working on different projects to complete the learning outcomes required for foundation trainee pharmacist year.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I worked on my planning and forecasting skills and proactivity


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given responsibility on different projects and was responsible for presenting my results which helped with my development.


  • 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 received a lot of guidance with weekly meetings with my manager and help from other people I worked closely with.


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

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture and atmosphere were great. Everyone was helpful and willing answer my questions.


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

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

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

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement. I got some work when needed but also time to study before the exam.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
  • Check GSK values and expectations, as that is what GSK is looking for in their candidates.


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Pharmaceutical

London

June 2022


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