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
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 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
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) instrument maintenance and use. Method development for HPLC and transfer of methods between instruments. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) analysis of drug substances.
Skills
My data analysis skills have improved. My knowledge of HPLC and its instrumentation is strong and I can troubleshoot a variety of issues that might come up. My communication skills have improved substantially and I feel more comfortable presenting my work to peers, regardless of if we have previously met.
Responsibilities
I was given an appropriate amount of responsibility, which depended on the task I was given. However for my University project work I had full control of how I approached the issue with guidance from my supervisor. This came with the responsibility of scheduling my work around other chemists to avoid clashes with their work.
Support & Guidance
Enough to get my work done without major struggles.
Culture
Relaxed but professional. Everyone is very friendly and helpful when you have questions. It is easy to get a hold of coworkers when you have questions for them.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed it very much and it equipped me with the required skills to properly begin my career in Chemistry. The experience I received this year helped me secure a job at a different company, where I will be doing similar things.
Yes
Not to stress about it
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry
East of England
June 2023
