Industrial Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I worked on an exciting project and was fully supported by excellent full time gsk staff.

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

    • I was pleasantly surprised as to how much gsk values it's industrial placement students.

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

    • Fantastic support structure in place for placement students to develop their own skills required a successful career in science.

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

    • The amount of work varied during my placement, at times very little practical work was carried out but that gave me enough time to read up and build my scientific knowledge.

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

    • Due to the nature of my scientific work, I had to have supervision/support from my supervisor. However i was left in charge for a majority of my time in the lab.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • This year was the best decision I have made for my career in science and would recommend anyone to undertake a placement at gsk.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • A surprisingly friendly atmosphere

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

    • Extremely well structured with seminars and other activities directly aimed at improving student skills.

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

    • A considerable amount of time and resources were spent to train myself to operate certain machines such as the flow cytometer and carry out elisas etc.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus

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

    • They organise specific seminars in order to better prepare us for the applications/interviews after university but we were told we have no specific advantages over others who have not done a placement at gsk when applying for full time positions

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Excellent social life due to a large amount of placement students at the R&D site in Stevenage.

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

    • Extremely cheap! And really close to london on the train for weekend trips.

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

    • Not great only one club called chicagos which really is quite questionable as a club but the large number of students at gsk ensures there is always something to do at the weekends (house parties, London trips etc)

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Again stevenage is extremely close to london and therefore endless possibilities!! Not much to do in Stevenage however you can always go for a run or bike ride into the countryside!

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

September 2014

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