Industrial Placement Student Review

by AstraZeneca

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Rating

2.1/5
  • The Role
    2.1
  • The Company
    1.9
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • When I had work to do it was good, far too much time spent bored and underworked.

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

    • There wasn't enough work for me to do so I was a bit of a spare wheel really.

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

    • Not much, although it wasn't really his fault because he had no work to give me.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Barely at all 2/3s of the time, when doing my project I could fill a day ok.

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

    • Pretty much zero, I wasn't asked to do anything apart from my project for uni

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not a huge amount but actually being in a lab helped to a certain extent.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Downcast, everyone was being made redunant as the company was moving so people stopped caring that much.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It would have been great had the people running it ensured I actually was given stuff to do.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They said a lot but did very little, anything outside of working in our group was useless corporate fluff.

    1/5
  • 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

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I wouldn't go back no matter how much they payed me.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone got on well, there is plenty of time for socialising and everyone tends to live fairly close together in Macc

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

    • Fairly standard, expensive for the north but nowhere near what you'd pay in the south.

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

    • Appalling. You could venture into Manchester but its a pain in the arse getting home again.

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

    • A decent amount if you looked for them, can't really complain.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

North West

November 2014

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