Support Analyst Review
by GSK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
4.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Good placement although work quiet at times, definitely get what you put in.
I felt extremely comfortable in that I was trusted and valued by my colleagues.
I was given support when required, how ever I was trusted to create my own future at the company.
I did have some quiet days, how ever I felt that most days were a good mix of work and time to reflect.
Towards the end of the placement I had more responsibility, how ever I wish this started earlier in the year.
Many great skills acquired throughout the placement, such as presentation skills and communicating with people of great importance in a company.
The Company
The office was pretty dull, I believe mostly to the fact that redundancies were being carried out and a lot of peoples futures were uncertain. My fellow students and I how ever kept each others morals up. :)
The placement was fairly well organised, how ever one of the main organisers/communicators for the placement was also a placement student, who at times was not great at doing the job.
I was given many oppertunities to train and went on 2 external courses during the year, one being ITIL v3 foundation which will be great for my CV.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
I do not feel that a career in GSK is the correct one for me. The graduate scheme required you to move location every 9 months, which I will not be comfortable doing once leaving University.
The Culture
Due to being in one of the smaller offices with not so many students the social scene wasn't as good as it could have been. How ever I did meet some students on site, and had things to do most weeks/weekends with them.
Cost of living and socialising in the area was good as it is outside of London, how ever prices may still be a shock to northerners coming down south for the first time.
Night life was decent, there were many pubs in my town which I frequented often, and also a couple of bars/clubs only one train stop away.
Social and sports club right next to the offices meant that I had oppertuntiies to do pretty much any sport for a very reasonable price, for example canoeing and kayaking for 1 pound a session, football 5 a side for 1 pound, and tennis for 1.50 for a few hours.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Science, Financial Management, Information Technology
South East
August 2012
