Process Support Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my time here on the whole.

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

    • I felt extremely valued by my immediate colleagues and by others on site which was marked by how much valuable work I was able to lead and get involved with.

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

    • There is a lot of work to be done all of time so unfortunately it was difficult to get heaps of guidance which actually is a good things in some respects. If you are able to work autonomously then this would be okay. I do believe there should have been more structured, designated performance appraisals etc as I would struggle to count any.

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

    • On the whole I was very busy and I could often be found running up and down the stairs. I think the level of work was okay for me but may not be received in the same way by others. There are methods of escalation if you feel you have too much work on though.

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

    • I was given a lot of responsibility and was essentially a full member of the team do what full members of the team do but I was a student.

    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 work I was doing was not directly relevant to my degree course but the soft skills developed are skills for life and will be carried with me wherever I go including back to University.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • This was my first full time job so I don't really know have anything to compare it to. the people I worked with were studious, knowledgeable and were partial to a quick interjection of humour.

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

    • I think the latter stages of the internship began to creak a bit. For example details about our start time were never communicated and I received my job description a few weeks into working which isn't great. The latter has been rectified now though.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • In all fairness I think I adopted my "go get them" attitude off the back of fairly weak training and development. Towards the end of my placement though people were being brought in to change this and so there is much more of a focus on this going forward.

    2/5
  • 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
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The company is one of the 5 Big Pharm companies and so working for a company like this is not an opportunity one would throw away easily. However as I mentioned earlier this is the first job I've had so there may be other opportunities elsewhere that are able to provide more in terms of a development and progression point of view. It is worth note that the Grad Scheme and Industrial Placements are completely different and are not run so the experiences of both are most likely to be different as well.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Fairly.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was okay. Rent ranges from about 350-450 per calendar month all inclusive of bills.

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

    • Couldn't possibly comment...

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

    • In terms of work related activities I would struggle to many though the site did take part in the company event called - Orange Day in partnership with the charity Save the Children.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

South East

September 2014

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