Quantitative Pharmacology IP Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable. Great to work in a lab and apply scientific knowledge to solve problems. Helped me build confidence in my lab skills, something I will take with me for the rest of my scientific careear.

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

    • Team I worked with valued my input and hard work. They were also willing to learn from me with areas they were less familiar with from my subjects at university which was great.

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

    • Excellent. Always there to go over anything I did not understand and to help me learn as much as possible about my placement so I could take the most from it.

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

    • There was always something to do, even when there was a lot of work coming in it never felt stressful thanks to great management

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

    • I was given a fair amount, I was able to set up all my experiments, use knowledge of previous experiments to alter proformas and have my input for experiments taken seriously.

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

    • I feel like I have learned more lab skills on this placement than 3 years of uni! It has also helped me with working in different environements (office/lab) and gave me an excelenet set of skills to apply to any lab.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office had a good atmosphere, always able to go ask for help when needed and everyone was easy to get on with.

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

    • Very well organised, my supervisor had as much as possible set up before I arrived. The only hard bit at the start was getting all the software on my computer!

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

    • A lot of time and energy has been invested in training and developing me and I am only to happy to help pay it back by producing the best work I can.

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

    • Programmes are set up to help placement students come back to get jobs at the organisation and keeping in contact with people also seems like a good way to get a job back with the company.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • A bit of a divide between biologist and chemists but everyone was very friendly and easy to get on with at events organised by us or by the student unite team.

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

    • Okay, The pay is decent enough to allow you to go out and have fun though.

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

    • It is okay for a small town but the fact that London is just 20 mins away on the train made up for it!

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

    • Nothing really has came up.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

May 2015

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