Bioanalyst Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • It was a great experience. I learned a lot of things by workinf in an internatinal pharmaceutical company. I also learned a lot about medical research.

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

    • They gave me a lot of responsabilities and congratulated me for my job.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • As it was a year placement, I needed less and less guidance and my supervisor was really helpful at the beginning then gave me more and more responsibility in accordance to my improvements.

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

    • Was really not consistent. Sometimes I was really busy ans sometimes I was bored because it depends of the incoming studies. But most of the time it was alright

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • More and more as I started just doing assays in the lab then I ended by schedule my assays, write my protocols etc...

    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 learned a lot about DMPK then this year placement helped me to choose my futur orientation so it was perfect and really helpful.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • A bit unpersonal because I worked in an open space where people don't really know each others.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Was great. GSK organised a visit two month before we started the placement, then we had every informations we needed.

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

    • We had approximately ten training sessions where they explained us everything about our job so it was really helpful.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Not really sure but I think they take a lot of people for PhD, then I don't know about hiring people...

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Was great at the beginning, a lot of event where organised. Then a bit boring at the end of the year.

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

    • I shared a house so the rent was really acecptable. Them I could save money for next year so I guess it was alright.

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

    • Crazy at the beginning, we met other IP students approximately every Fridays then less and less...

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

    • I guess there were few events but I never took part of anything.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical

South East

July 2015

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