Real Estate Portfolio Strategy Placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working on various ad-hoc tasks and real estate projects within GSK's enterprise portfolio.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I have developed a lot of skills within the Microsoft environment, in particular excel and powerpoint. On top of this a lot of soft skills such as public speaking, communication and awareness of professionalism in the workplace.


  • 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?
  • Yes, I was trusted to be involved in a lot of significant projects for GSK's future, one of which was confidential due to it's potential to have a major impact within the company.


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received the ideal amount of support. I would have weekly check-ins with my manager. I felt comfortable going to them if I needed any help.


  • 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?
  • GSK is one of the most respected and largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They have a well structured cultural purpose. Everyone is friendly and all carry a high level of professionalism with them.


  • 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 time at GSK, I met loads of new people who are valuable contacts to have within the industry. It was also a great chance to meet new people my age as GSK employ a lot of placement students across the UK.


  • 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
  • 3/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
  • Be confident, yourself - they want to see willingness to develop as well as authenticity.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Property Management

London

November 2024


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