Security Analyst Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.2/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    0.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I did enjoy my placement, It was just unfortunate that work seemed slow at times.

    2/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • neither here or there if im completly honest.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Help is given if its needed, however not alway readily availble.

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • The start of my placement year was fab, busy, exciting and full of oppertunities. The second half, not so much - work seemed to run out for me and no matter how much I asked nothing was passed my way. Understandably a major project I was working on was cancelled, yet there seemed to be nothing else that I could become invloved in or that other staff would want me to be included in.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I feel like I could have been given a bit more resposibility and it would have been nice to have been trained to work on a specific area.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I value everything i did learn here, and Id like to think i will continue to use all the skills i learnt.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • quiet. People kept themselves to themselves.

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Poorly organised. Mainly on my universitys behalf, however It would have been nice to have everything in place when i started rather than in drips and drabs along the way.

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • GSK were pretty good when it comes to the standard training. My department however didnt seem to want to invest in specalist training for me.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I would like to comeback, to see what i could become trained up in. Overall I enjoyed being at GSK.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Nothing to do in Stevenage! We did all socialise together, but struggled with nightlife, dinners etc.

    1/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Pretty average id say. Plenty of places to eat, cinema, bowling... housing was affordable.

    1/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • 1 club - not worth going to. I advise paying the extra and going into london.

    0/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not really... Stevenage seemed isolated.

    1/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology, Voluntary

South East

June 2013


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