Industrial Placement Student - Statistics Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • A very enjoyable year, met some great people. Learnt a huge amount, not only about my degree subject, but working life in general and how a company works.

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

    • Mostly everybody I worked with were very friendly and approachable.

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

    • Very Approachable, friendly manager who helped me out a lot.

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

    • Had a lot on sometimes, but very little to do at other times which can be a bit boring, particularly towards end of the year.

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

    • Quite a lot of the work that I did was quite important to the study team I was working with.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Some work didn't require knowledge I had learnt in first two years of University. But have learnt a fair few things which will defnitely help me in final year.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Large open plan office - usually quite quiet, but I sat with the other students in our department and we all got along really well.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

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

    • Had a lot of necessary training.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • A very good company to work for - keeping my options open though.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes. Go for regular meals and other social events etc.

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

    • London prices so fairly expensive, but wages easily cover it.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Quite far out in West London, and locally it isn't very good - but doesn't take long to get into central London which is great, but can be a tad expensive.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes. A site events team that I helped out with, putting on lots of social events and doing charity work etc. A lot of fun.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

London

June 2013

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