Industrial placement in chemistry Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.3
  • The Company
    2.0
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • I didn't really enjoy the work I was doing, it was a struggle to be honest. I didn't appreciate my lab atmosphere.

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

    • With the other industrial placement student in my lab I would say like a family, with my supervisor I would say like a friend but with the other permanents in my lab it's more like a stranger.

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

    • I had a good relationship with my supervisor, he has always been there for me to give me the best guidance ever!

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

    • I had periods very busy and other periods really boring.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had very difficult chemistry so it was quite difficult to give a lot of responsibilities ie. proper synthesis control.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I developed a lot of skills, first in chemistry then in English in my pharmaceutical industry knowledge, for sure this placement has been useful !!

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • As i said earlier the atmosphere in lab was pretty bad, competition between chemists, and bad management has created a bad atmosphere into the lab

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • because of the bad management in my lab my overall lab has not been well established which made my placement more difficult.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • the company invest a lot of time to train you and make sure that we were happy being here and enjoying our placement.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • With the economic crisis I think that employment chances are low.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes we had lot of good time between the placement students and some colleagues.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • the cost of living was acceptable

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

    • London was close to Stevenage so the nightlife was quite good !

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • parties, pub lunch, team building....

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry

London

June 2012

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