R&D Placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

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

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

    • supervisor and managers always available to give advice and check my work. Also assisted massively in disseration which was to be wrriten for university

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

    • Sometimes too busy - given a lot of tasks to do covering a wide range of projects but help always there if there was too much

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

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

    • Developed skills in assay development and optimisation, statistical training and improved skills in presenting work to audiences

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Open plan office with our team (~15 people). Mostly people were very busy doing work so there wasn't much 'fun'. Charity days and monthly breakfasts with department helped promote some more fun and interaction with the team

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

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

    • Willing to invest in very expensive kits for part of my project which may not have supported their work. In general, funding for training has been reduced massively so not a lot of opportunity for students or full-time employees to benefit

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Almost everyone <35 has a PhD and postdoc experience, grad scheme did not offer R&D option. Very unlikely to get a job in this department without having a PhD

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were a lot of students at our site which helped to keep a nice 'university' environment. My colleagues weren't social at all outside of work with each other.

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

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

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

    • 4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical, Science

South East

July 2013

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