People Experience Intern Review

by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Helping to provide a smooth and effective onboarding programme for employees


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, communication, corporate communication, team working


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes! I run the onboarding sessions every other week. I am the first impression of the company. It is important to get it right!


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team and department were extremely friendly, kind and helpful. Nobody is ever 'too busy'


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Incredible. You can really see everything being put into action on a day to day basis


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was amazing. I am able to put all my knowledge and skills into practice and get a taste into the real business world. I don't know why it is not emphasized more at University!


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Be yourself. Ask questions. Research the company in depth.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

London

June 2023


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