Process Microbiologist Review
by GSK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
1.0
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The Company
1.1
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The Culture
3.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I was never part of a regular team, and felt shunted around to different people. most people were polite, but i didnt feel anywone was interested at all in me. during my placement, a few new permanent staff arrived and instantly were given training, and attention which i never was. i feel my status as a student made people view me as insignificant.
i had no personal developement, my manager would set me tasks and not give me the advice or tools to do them, most times 1 to 1's were either cancelled with no notice or just not attended by manager.
initially i was left by myself, not really in part of a team, on my own doing nothing for days at a time.
most of what i was doing was looking for logbooks, copying them out and other small things.
i was placed in an office, when i was interviewed as a microbiologist, i had zero lab experience, i spent most of my time doing things that a 15 year old could have done with no problem. i was really disappointed.. :((
The Company
i had no personnel developement during the placement, no sense of what i had learned and havent come away with much at all.
i had zero investment. permanent staff who arrived after me were instantly given training packages which it took me months and months of asking to get. i had no personnel developement, no body took an interest at all. i had to write a project report, i did this entirely by myself with no input or interest from anyone.
as GSK is such a big company i will consider working for them. but during the interview i will always now need it made crystal clear of what i will be doing for the year, what my roles and responsibilities are.
The Culture
Brighton - fantastic! i really enjoyed living here!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
June 2012
