Placement Year Review at Eli Lilly

The Role

Role Description

Working in an IT platforms solution delivery team focusing on servers and storage

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Management had relatively little technical knowledge of my specific role so it was hard for them to provide meaningful support/guidance.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I felt that my team were understaffed for parts of my placement

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Did not receive much useful training or gain any extra qualifications from my placement. Role was too technical for helping me with my degree and what I would like to do in the future.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

The company provides a formal review of development and targets twice during the year but I did not find these very helpful

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Company Parties/Events

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

I do not think the company would be a great place for someone looking for a technical IT job. Many of the technical jobs at Eli Lilly were being outsourced while I was working there.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

There are around 20-30 placement students doing IT and management roles at Eli Lilly in Basingstoke and the social scene was excellent.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Basingstoke is not great for nightlife. Reading is quite near and has good nightlife though not excellent.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There were many social events organised by placement students at Eli Lilly but few organised by the company.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Lilly placements are excellent for developing your personal skills (e.g. communication, presenting, working with people from different countries) though working here has highlighted that I would like to work in a less technical role in the future.

From what I have seen though the more business oriented roles look more challenging and relevant than the IT roles.

Review 6/12 for Eli Lilly

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