Industrial Placement Student, Biopharm R&D Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Good experience, but it got very boring within a few months.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Feel like I contributed to the company somewhat.

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

    • Plenty of support, though my supervisor wasn't very familiar with some of the experiments I was doing.

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

    • Quite busy, sometimes found it difficult to keep on top of work but in general I was given the right amount of work.

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

    • Given responsibility for the assay I was running, but was heavily managed

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Will help me get onto a PhD programme and will help a lot with final year. Learned a lot of lab skills and improved my communication skills.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Lots of cakes but pretty quiet.

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

    • The placement felt well organised.

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

    • Was not willing to let me try experiments beyond plate-based assays. Spent the whole time doing one assay pretty much. I feel I stopped learning much after the first 4-5 months.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Chance to apply for a fastrack graduate entry.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Pretty good social scene

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Decent cost. Not too expensive.

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

    • 1 club. Few bars / pubs.

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

    • Gym, sports (squash, badminton, football etc.), oocasional work socials.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

June 2013

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