Industrial Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • First real world experience of what I could do with my degree when I graduate, completely blew my expectations out of the water!

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

    • Very close knit department, my opinions were asked for and counted.

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

    • They were very friendly and eager to help if I was uncertain about how to do something or didn't understand the concept.

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

    • Quite busy! Once I got the hang of the techniques I was treated like a memeber of permanent staff in regards to workload; it was never too much or too little.

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

    • I was allowed to plan my own experiments and was given complete ownership and responsiblilty of the projects I was working on.

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

    • The training I recieved is very relevant for the degree I am studying and by doing a placement at GSK I feel like I have matured more and that I am better equipped to tackle my final year of Univerisity.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed atmosphere but the work was still completed on time.

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

    • Induction day before starting so as to meet the other placment students and training courses before being let loose in the labs.

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

    • I attended meetings, visits to other departments, had the oppurtunity to work in other departments and was sent to confrences relevant to the work I was doing.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

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

    • Would love to work here again, but want to do a masters first.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The company has lots of other placement students so there was quite a proactive student community.

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

    • On the commuter belt into London, but still cheap.

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

    • Close to London so traveled in.

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

    • Lot of gyms around the area.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

London

June 2013

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