HR Assistant Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • GSK is a great company to work in - my department is especially fun, the people make the work great and I'm given enough challenge in my job.

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

    • We generally have lunches together, we've had a team day out. My manager always makes time to come and chat to all of us at some point during the day.

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

    • My manager has given me a whole lot of guidance, especially helps with my Uni coursework that I need to do this year!

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

    • Some days can be extremely busy, but I don't mind at all. Other days (e.g. at the start) there wasn't much to do except for training modules which were a bit dull but it can't be helped as they needed to be done.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given the chance to develop a proposal and present it to the senior members of the business, once I got it approved I was able to get it up and running, with help when I needed it.

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

    • 4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really fun office, people of all different ages but everyone was so friendly

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

    • It's been very good so far, I've got a few suggestions to improve it for next year's intake - so hopefully it'll be even better.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Training courses I went on cost the company money, but they were still happy enough to pay for it so that I could learn more.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Loads of IPs working at GSK - great atmosphere!

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

    • Living in London is ofcourse expensive.. as is socialising but it doesn't mean that its not done!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Brentford itself isn't great - but we're only 30mins from Central London where the nightlife is brilliant, otherwise Ealing/Chiswick/Richmond/Kingston is also very close by.

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

    • There are lots of sports teams, we do charity days as teams.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

International

August 2009

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