Industrial Placement Student Review

by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I had both lab work and coding projects during my placement which were fun and challenging!


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed my wet lab skills, presentation, data analysis and coding skills.


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

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was part of key projects and did have responsibility.


  • 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 received good support and feedback from colleagues that were in my team and others from different teams.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere was friendly, supportive and encouraging. Colleagues were enthusiastic about the work and also wanted the best project outcomes.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • I really enjoyed my placement and learnt a lot through my time working!


  • 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Go for it and apply! It’s a great company to work for


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

South West

August 2024


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