Safety and Pharmacovigilance Executive Review

by GSK

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Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Administrative support (booking meetings, following up on emails, document updates, process updates, documentation and tracking). Communication planning and execution -> Manage internal webpages including generating content; Managing and maintaining the communication plan for Safety Team workplace posts


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I've developed my MS Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word. I've developed my soft skills, such as networking, professional communication and presenting, and I've also developed my time management skills. New skills include intranet/website management.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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, my team trusted me a lot and left me to my own devices when it came to doing work or coming up with alternative solutions.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a handover document, a week of handover from my previous IP and my team was very approachable - mainly my manager.


  • 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?
  • It's really positive, accepting and welcoming. I felt comfortable enough to be myself and present how I wanted to.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement. It wasn't too challenging for me because I'm an overachiever, but it was a nice reprieve from university and it took my out of my comfort zone.


  • 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 GSK
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
  • Make sure you're confident and welcoming in your interview. Smile!


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

London

June 2024


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