Project Analyst Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 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
I am currently on placement at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), working in the Project Management Excellence (PME) team as a project analyst, focused on improving the efficiency of pipeline drug delivery. As a PPM CoE Project Analyst my role involves supporting the development, implementation, and management of Project Management (PM) methodologies such as processes, business rules, practices to support the project managers and the project teams. My day to day job involves team meetings and interacting with the pipeline project managers.
Skills
The three main skills I have learnt during my industrial placement are: Time management: learning to balance my time between completing work projects, meetings and completing independent learning. Networking: it is important to get involved in events outside of day to day work. For example I regularly attend networking events which is a great way to meet people from other areas of the business and learn about their roles. Presentation skills: this is a very valuable, transferable skill that I have developed through presenting within my team and to larger audiences of project managers.
Responsibilities
I would say I started to gain more responsibility as my placement progressed, after I had undergone the necessary onboarding and training during the first 3 months. At around the 6 month mark, I had more responsibility and started leading my own projects.
Support & Guidance
I received a good level of support from my line manager and team
Culture
A really nice company culture and atmosphere . Everyone was really friendly and helpful, especially being early talent. There was also a great work/life balance and social aspect to working on site. Also good flexibility in working in person and remotely.
Your Impressions
Overall, I enjoyed my placement as I had great opportunities to network, lead projects, develop my soft skills and undertake formal training
Yes
I would make sure that you apply early and are familiar with the job description before the interview. I would also recommend preparing for the assessment center by have some prepared example of situations where you have demonstrated skills such as communication and team working.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Project Management
London
September 2023
