Industrial Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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

    • I felt like my work was very valuable towards achieving the team objectives

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was developed well by my supervisor.

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

    • Extremely busy. If not working in the lab, catching up on data analysis and future experiment planning.

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

    • I was allowed to design my experiment, and was accountable for the progress of my project

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt some extrremely useful new research skills, and developed many general skills.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere in the lab and office was productive.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The placement organisation was set up very well by GSK. The agency (SRG) were poorly organised in comparison.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • GSK invested a lot of time in training me with new skills to undertake my project.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It seems that GSK is not currently employing many new scientists.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • The scocial scene was great, with a constant stream of out of work events.

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

    • Stevenage was fairly expensive due to its close proximity to London.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Stevenage Old Town offers plenty of pubs. Esleswhere in Stevenage there are a couple of bars and clubs.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I was able to go to conferences and team building residential courses.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

East of England

June 2012

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