Intern in organic chemistry Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I felt really welcomed and I had the opportunity to learn a lot during my placement. Very good experience and very good athmosphere.

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

    • I really felt I was part of the team and I people trusted my work, I was considered as a normal employee.

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

    • My supervisor and the rest of the team have always helped me when I needed, they allowed me to improve my working skills and presentation skills as well.

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

    • I always had work to do, when I had too much I told my supervisor and I just delayed some of my work. When I was not busy enough, I could just ask someone in the team if there was something I could do.

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

    • After a few months in the company, I was independent at work, and with quite a high level of responsibility in terms of chemistry, safety.

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

    • This placement is the work I want to do later, so I choosed to keep on studiing in the same field of studies:chemistry. next year I will study for a masters diploma in chemistry and then try to do a PhD.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The athmosphere was quite good, not too much pressure, and everyone was friendly to the placement students.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very good organisation, as we are 100 placement students, people are used to have students in the labs and everything is made so that we can learn and work well.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I had all the software, lab technologies available for me, so I think it's quite a good invest. There was no special trainings, but I was allowed to go to meeting about chemistry and that taught me a lot.

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are a lot of opportunities for students to keep on working in the company, and it seems very interesting. Someone who really wants to stay in the company can apply to a lot of different programms.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Being with a lot of placement students was very good for partiing, talking english (I'm french), making friends...

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

    • Stevenage is not far from london, but it's quite cheap, I didn't pay a very expensive rent as I was sharing my flat with 3 other persons.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • In stevenage it was not great, but you can easily go down to London where there are loads of clubs for everyone, every kind of music...

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not a lot of activities out of work, except if you go down to London. Stevenage is quite small, so after a few months, you get bored.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical

London

June 2012

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