Placement Year Details

  • Job Title: Industrial Placement In CSC Team
  • Start Date: 2010
  • Length: Placement Year (10 Months+)
  • Location: Stevenage,
    Europe
  • Salary: £16,000 - £17,999
  • Roles: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Science/Research
  • Reviewer’s Course: Medicinal Chemistry
  • Reviewer’s University: Other
  • Review Date:

Company Sectors

  • Chemistry
  • Science/Research

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Job Title: Industrial Placement In CSC Team

Overall Rated 7.6

★★★★★★★★☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Synthesis of molecules for the medicinal research, literature researches, used different purification techniques (flash chromatography, recristallisation, SPE cartridges, reverse and normal phase, MDAP) and analysis techniques (LCMS, TLC), spectroscopic data interpretation (NMR (COSY, HMBC, HMQC, ROESY), mass spectra)

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

Rated 7/10

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

Rated 10/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

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

Rated 8/10

The Organisation

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

Rated 9/10

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

Rated 7/10

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

  • Sports and Social Club
  • Financial Bonus
  • Company Parties/Events
  • Above 25 days holiday
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Other Information

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

Rated 9/10

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated GlaxoSmithKline with a 7.6 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Review 229/231 for GlaxoSmithKline

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