Scientist EL2 Review

by Pfizer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.9
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable, and very friendly atmosphere

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

    • Treated as an expert in my project so felt very valued

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

    • a nice balance between being told what to do and left to fend for myself

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

    • Kept busy most days and learnt to balance meetings and lab time

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

    • Complete responsibility for my project, if I didnt get the work done the project could face being axed

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

    • Helped give me an overall appreciation of real life application of chemistry

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • very friendly, mixed office of different business units, easy to talk to anyone about anything if they could help and vice versa

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

    • very well set up as P&G has a well established intern program

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

    • Allowed me to be trained by various people for an assortment of lab techniques as well as visiting conferences and arranging supplier meetings

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Seems very appealing from the relatively short time i've been here

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes, most other interns are very like-minded people so all made friends quite easily

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

    • Near london in commuter area so a tad more expensive to rent here than other places

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

    • the actual town not much! but not too far away better.

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

    • yes, all the usual local sports clubs as well as P&G sports clubs too

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Consumer Products/FMCG, Environmental Science, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Market Research, Marketing, Product Design

London

November 2014

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