Industrial placement student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.7
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • greatly enjoyed the work and the workign environment and mostly the poeple were very helpful

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

    • never felt like a student, colleagues were very helpful and apprciated any input I could give.

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

    • my supervisors were excellent in helping me with any problems and giving me clear guideline on what my role was and how I could improve

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

    • I was left to manage my work and time and this was benefical as it gave me excellent time managemnt skills and allowed me to enjoy the placement even more.

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

    • For the projects I was researching I wascompletely in charge of the. From plannind, executing, data analysis and presenting the work was down to me.

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

    • most definatley skills for life and has already helped me to gain experience in several techniques that helped me get my phd

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • very friendly people and very hardworkign was defiantely a great place to work in.

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

    • They had many pervious students so everything ran smoothly and there were other 50 other students at the site.

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

    • training at the start for safety and genearal lab work. oppourtuniy to attend seminars for development

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Enjoyed the placement and maybe possible in the future to work for them

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • over 50 students got to know many of them and made the year great fun!

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

    • rent was cheaper than i expected and the living cost were not too bad either

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

    • Okay in steveange had some nice pubs, also central london was only 20 mins by train

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

    • Gyming was something i did after work. plenlty of oppourtunity for other activites such as horse riding in the area

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

November 2010

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