Assay Scientist within Screening and Compound Profiling Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable and at the same time eye opening to real working life

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

    • Being part of different sized groups/sections/departments, it was easy to contibute and add value.

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

    • They were all very supportive through out the entire year, understanding when mistakes were made and very complimentary when hard tasks achieved

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

    • at times it was very hard to cope with all the work, but learning time management is a key skill gained

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility very early on that added to my confidence and senses of accomplishments.

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

    • Things like time management, people skills, lab techniques, writing scientific papers were all enhanced during my time in the placement.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was professional most of the time but not overly formal. Fun was had at times, but mostly on smaller scales. It was at the appropriate level though .

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It is very well established here and we all slotted in very easily following the departure of the previous students.

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

    • Supervisors are very keen to talk about development and try to optimise this. We were obviously not given as much as full time employees, but more then most companies probably.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • I definitely hope to get a full time job with them, they have the right values and good work ethics.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There are over 100 other students at this site and it was a hugely social group. Many events have been planned

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

    • Quite cheap but not overly, relative to most places.

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

    • Some good pubs, but only one nightclub (quite cheesy as well). but in a big enough group, it was always fun

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

    • Depends on what kind of acitivies. There was certainly always time in the evening to persue other hobbies/jobs/activities

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

July 2012

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