Industrial placement student Review
by AstraZeneca
Rating
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Skills
3.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
3.0
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Culture
2.5
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Your Impressions
3.0
- 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
I have been working in the lab to set up a mouse model for asthma. My days generally vary between working in the lab, writing up my experiments into my electronic lab notebook or planning new experiments.
Skills
All of the assays that I have learnt in the lab have been new. I have also developed my data analysis , presentation and improved my time keeping skills.
Responsibilities
I was given the appropriate amount of responsibility. I felt as though the project was my own but I also felt supported when I needed help.
Support & Guidance
My supervisor was very supportive and tried to come up with new ways to explain things if I found a concept challenging.
Culture
The company culture has generally been good, although I have not felt wholly integrated into my team however that could be perhaps as I am only at the company for a year.
Your Impressions
In general I have really enjoyed my placement. Despite it being challenging at times I feel I have made huge progress in my scientific capabilities and made some really good links in industry.
Yes
The first 3 months may be really challenging, as it was for me, however you will soon get into the swing of things. Also your project really will be your own, I assumed I would just help out with other peoples project but it turned out I could direct my own time more than I anticipated.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
East of England
July 2022
