Shopper Marketing IP Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Amazing year - learnt so much and devleoped a lot as a person

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

    • very valued was treated and respected on the same level as everyone else in the team

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

    • 100% support with regular catchups on a weekly basis

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

    • lots of responsibility made things very busy sometimes!

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • lots! due to outstanding achievement I got given the Foodservice channel to look after which included 0.5mil budget

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

    • attended all trainning courses that were attending by the Shopper team and also additional industry conferences too

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • really good atmosphere, we have a social team culture but everyone still worked really hard. My team would always go down for lunch together at 12 everyday

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

    • had a big induction file tailored to my role when I came into the company and I had individual inductions with each member in my team.

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

    • multiple trainning courses were attended throughout the year - about 1 every month.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would love to go back and work for GSK. I have applied for the Grad scheme

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Really good crowd of people - about 20 other students in my department

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

    • pretty expensive, and Brentford isnt the most desirable place!

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

    • not a lot of nightlife in Brentford, but endless opportunities in central London

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

    • really social scheme amongst students and also my immidiate team. I was also involved with the charity team which held social events for CHGBI

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Banking, Marketing

London

June 2012

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