Business Analyst Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoying the job

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

    • Everybody is so friendly here

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

    • Manager has been so helpful through my whole placement

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

    • Sometimes so busy, other times i'm not busy and waiting on people and work to come alone

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

    • Has a mixture of team roles, from supporting something to helping within a group, to being project manager

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

    • Learnt so many transferable skills in many aspects of Business and IT

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Sit with another bunch of placement students, friendly

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

    • Organised well

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

    • Training courses all the time, ones that you have to pay for, seemed no problem to invest in my learning for projects and general work

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

    • Flexi Time

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • So so, seems hard to get onto the grad scheme with only 1-2 places available and not only for

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Some events happened

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

    • Housing was ok, but i was lucky. London is nearby but damn expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Stevenage sucks for nightlife, but london is nearby and trains start again at like 5am so...

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

    • Joined the Project managers association and attended a number of free training seminars after work

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

January 2011

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