IP Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • A good experience, I learnt a lot.

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

    • My immediate colleagues were supportive and helpful.

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

    • My manager, while a good scientist was a very poor manager. I felt she was un-supportive, inclined to be passive aggressive, and never had a good word no matter my hard work or successes.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • At the begining of the placement there was quite a bit or dead time. The balance became correct after around 4 months.

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

    • While I had responsibility for my own experiments, any kind of initiative was suppressed by my manager.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Yes from colleagues, personal reading and practical experience of experiments I have gained a lot.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Busy and friendly.

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

    • The concept was good, the imput of my manger was not.

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

    • Enough to run the experiments in terms of in house training, however regular seminars on a broad range of topics were illuminating

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The lack of rapport with my manager is a negative, however her 'style' is known. It is a big company and experience with the corporate style and lab experience would be beificial

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes with so many students employed for the year there was a lot of activity

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

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

    • The best part of Stevenage nightlife is that it is very easy to get out of it and go to London.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Numerous charitable events.k

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Science

South East

July 2013

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