Industrial Placement Student Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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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 GSK
- 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Overview
Attending meetings and seminars, laboratory work ( support the team, assisting in weekly experiment ), interacting with colleagues around the office, networking. I also participated in various STEM activities.
Skills
I had the opportunity to do both. I developed my lab skills and learned how to use various equipment and machines. Through my STEM activities I worked on my soft skills and pushed myself in doing activities which I normally would be too scared to do.
Responsibilities
I was first trained and after I felt confident my team gave me full responsibility. But they were always very supportive and understanding, they were very patient with me and made sure that I felt comfortable with everything.
Support & Guidance
Every time I felt doubtful or wanted a second opinion, I always had my teams support. Each team member i worked with provided me with their full attention. Everyone helped me when I had difficulties. Even when I made mistakes they helped me relax and stop panicking and showed me how to fix it.
Culture
The atmosphere was very positive and friendly. I never saw anyone being negative, people were always smiling, were very kind and were always happy to help. In general, it felt like everyone was a big, friendly family, because of how they interacted with one another, very caring.
Your Impressions
This was one the most beneficial experiences of my life. Not only did I develop various important hard and soft skills, which will help me in the future, but also I met amazing people, networked and widened my community. I really looked forward everyday to go to work, because everyday it was something new and I really enjoyed the team I worked with.
Yes
Network, people are happy to help. Make the most out of the placement, ask questions. Be honest, it’s important to have transparency between you and your team.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
East of England
June 2022
