Communications Assistant Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • A great place to work!

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Given responsibility from day one and allowed to manage my own projects

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Managers here fully understand what having an industrial placement student entails and therefore are very supportive and help you achieve what you want to get out of your year

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always busy but I never thought my workload was too much too handle

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given the same amount of responsibility as a full time employee from day one- really enables you to develop

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I feel I have learnt more skills of use this year that I have through study

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere is great- for a big company everyone is really friendly and everyone embraces casual fridays

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Set up very well- the company employs alot of placement students and therefore they know how to organise the process very well

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The company are very open to your ideas of what you want to achieve and develop and if there is something you want to do they will provide the time and resource to allow you to

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Having a placement here enables you to be fast tracked through some applications stages of a graduate scheme of your choice.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • In my department alone there are 30 IPs so the social scene is very good- there is also a group called IP Unite which connects all GSK IPs across the country

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As with any London location it is quite expensive but if you explore the area there are some very reasonable places

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The area has easy access to the central and picadilly lines therefore great nightlife is only a short journey away

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • So much going on in the surrounding area with work and outside of work

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2012

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