Quality Placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Identifying improvement opportunities and utilising digital capabilities to curate and create suitable solutions.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Developed knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing as well as use of Microsoft's Power Platform. Had many opportunities to develop soft skills through ERGs and going beyond the expected.

  • 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?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Increased responsibility as I progressed through the placement. I had a very good and understanding manager who helped me push and stretch my ability to grow and develop.

  • 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?

    • Varied amounts depending on how much support I needed. It is there if needed but I was quite independent so was able to complete most tasks quite independently.

  • 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?

    • Amazing culture and atmosphere. Very enjoyable place to work at. Very nice people.

  • 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?

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Enjoy it very much. Learned a lot about the industry and developed my soft and hard skills. Everyone is always happy to help and answer questions.

  • 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

    • Ensure to prepare a lot before the interview. Be yourself when answering questions to ensure you are the right fit. Ensure you are prepared to answer questions about yourself, the company, and the role. Do research about pharmaceutical manufacturing beforehand to give yourself an advantage.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Science, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical

London

June 2024

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