Statistics Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • I generally enjoyed my placement but by the time I had got about 3/4 of the wasy through, the time started to drag as it became rather samey.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The people I wirked with were always very pleased and thankful for the work I did

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

    • Help was generally available when I needed it.

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

    • The work came in fits and starts and this meant that some weeks I was left with little to do. This was particularly tedious if it coincided with people on my team being way from the office so there was no one to ask for more work

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The level of responsibility I was given did increase through the year

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

    • I think the general priciples of being able to learn new thing quickly and the communication skills developed will be more useful than specific technical skills learnt

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The office had a nice relaxed atmosphere although people often worked from home (which I was not able to do) so some days the office would be rather empty and quiet.

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

    • The workflow was too erratic and periods of little work could have been managed better. The admisistration of pay and holiday was done by an external company (the first time they had done it this way) and their organisation and communication with us was very poor.

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

    • Most of the skills I learn were on the job, I did not have much chance to do formal training.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • The company is not recruting graduates in the area I worked in. The graduate schemes of other potenially interesting areas require a level of felxibility in location which I cannot commit to. Also, I believe the indudsty is in decline rather than growth and they are always looking to recruit experienced people rather than traniees

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Around 100 placement student at the site so frequent evening/weekend event were arranged to suit all tastes

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

    • A little more expensive that what I was used to at university but still reasonable

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not much choice

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

    • It's entirely up to you

    2/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2012

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