QA Scientist Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

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

    • Whilst the placement was very hard work, it was very enjoyable throughout.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt like a valuable member of the team as soon as I started working.

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

    • Fantastic support from my supervisor, excellent insight on how to succeed in the environment.

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

    • Often too busy to complete the work required by my university across the placement year, this was rectified some what towards the end of the palcement.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was trusted to attend site wide planning meetings, decide on when manufacturing coul return to production, and to assist in work necessary for audits.

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

    • Very good skills for work and devlopment of scientific interest, less important skills for and from my degree.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere generally, but sometimes ghost-like as teams were dismantled.

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

    • Everything was ready for my first day and everything has been well organised since, but I'm not aware of this being as a result of planning on anyone's part.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was trained to complete the work that was expected of me and allowed to develop interests in realted areas.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I'ev applied to their fast-track programme for graduates, but unsure of how successful this will be in achieving a graduate job with GSK.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Social scene was okay, could have been more vibrant but hampered by the mix of personalities and hobbies of the placement students.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The south east is quite expensive to live and socialise in

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Worthing does not have nightlife it has one night club, helpfully called one club, and a few late opening bars. This is due to the average population of Worthing being >50 years old.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I was aware of other departments gettign involved in activities outside of work, but none were communicated to my department; also little to no reward or recognition for hardwork from the company, especially frustrating when other areas are rewarded for your departments hardwork.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical

South East

June 2013

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