Industrial Trainee Review

by Pfizer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Due to site closure my placement year was very disjointed, moving from one department to another. However in each of the departments I worked in I thoroughly enjoyed the work and learned a lot from it.

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

    • Colleagues were extrememly friendly, always happy to help and looked out for me when I was struggling with things. Never did I feel under valued.

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

    • Support and guidance were high on my supervisors priority list in all three departments. I haven't felt out of depth with things since starting work here.

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

    • There were peaks and troughs in terms of work flow but overall I was allowed to manage my own time. Thus I could pick and choose to a greater extent how much or how little work I did a day. So long as the work got done things were very flexible.

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

    • I was involved in a large part of a project, designing, developing and prosecuting a biological assay as a counter screen.

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

    • Not just the scientific skills but also the inter and intra-personal skills, time management and other transferrable skills.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was great, people were relaxed but there was this in built desire to work and get things done. However when departments got told they were shutting people started getting quite angry and upset about things. Not nice being in the middle of it.

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

    • Some parts were really well organised, others were not.

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

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • Site here is closing down over the next two years. Thus no chance of getting a job.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Nice group of people and always stuff going on.

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

    • Not the most expensive place I've lived but not the cheapest.

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

    • Very little to do in the area without having to travel, transport links back from Canterbury were expensive after midnight (60£ for a taxi for 4!)

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

    • Some activities, though you had to really go out of your way to get involved.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2011

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