Industrial Placement 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
4.5
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The Company
4.2
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The Culture
4.3
- 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
Working at GSK has been very enjoyable, the culture of the organisation is great and there is always some willing to talk to you about the job.
I felt incredibly valueable to the organisation it fits in very well with the culture that is created by everyone working there, everyone is willing to give you an oppurtunity and responsibility.
The structured development is excellent with regular meetings focused solely on your development
How busy you are depends on how much you are willing to take on and with that in mind you need the experience to find out how much you are able to cope with.
There are so many oppurtunities when working within a big business and GSK does not dissapoint as long as you make it aware that you want the responsibility and prove yourself managers will trust you with some important tasks.
Time management skills, Prince 2, Business Requirements Gathering, Stakeholder management and networking are just some of the skills that will help me in my university and future career prospects
The Company
There is always time for some fun but when it is time to work you need to get your head down and wait until the nights out!
The running of the scheme was great the HR department and the ITIP custodians are always willing to engage with you.
GSK has some generic trainign oppurtunities but if you want some real money spent on you, you will have to work hard to justify it to your peers
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
Towards the end of the year you are invited to apply to the fast track program where you could get a graduate job before you start your first year of university. I am currently in the process of organising some work with my department so I work part time during my final year.
The Culture
All of the ITIPs are very socialable and willing to go out aswell as everyone within the company is.
London is always going to be expensive the living costs do restrict you from the normal university nights out but every other week we manage to go out
Some great nights out and a lot of embarassing photos
There are a lot of social activites from sports to external learning events
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management, Information Technology
London
June 2012
