Pharmaceutical Analyst- Student placement Review

by Mundipharma Research

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.3
  • The Company
    2.1
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • very repetitive and lost motivation after 2 months of placement

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

    • Was given all the jobs that nobody else wanted and did not recieve feedback when asked for

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Only met with my placement supervisor once a month and when I asked for feedback i was told to ask those i worked with in the lab as if my own supervisor did not know how i was getting on

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • varied from being too busy to too little

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

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

    • despite the negatives there was a lot of positive development taken from the placement such as the devlopment of my background scientific knowledge

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • busy and hectic some days and quiet other days. Was a lot of general conversation amognst colleagues as boys and girls were pretty much segregated at different ends of the lab

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

    • I did not have any structure to the placement and personal objectives were not set until mid way through the year

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was able to attend many training sessions based on leadershop skills etc.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Financial Bonus
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would not want to work there again

    1/5

    The Culture

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

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

    • despite good salary could not not find a cheap place to rent in cambridge so could not save much money

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • as cambridge is a student city the nightlife was very good but not the cheapest!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • the social club held many events, such as quiz night and prize draws

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2010

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