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I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a placement student at GSK. I really like the atmosphere at work, and you can really see everyone has the same values.
The experience I have gained from my placement year has been incredible. You are able to experience a much larger range of techniques you would ever be able to see at University. It helps to build on the theoretical knowledge you learnt at University and ...
It was an enjoyable and rewarding experience. The opportunity to shape the role was available based on the skills I was looking to develop which I found very useful. Time and money was invested into training me in areas that were useful throughout the yea...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and was consistently given valuable work pitched at the correct level to stretch me and give me helpful experience.
I really enjoyed the work ethic and atmosphere. All my colleagues were very helpful and the work was rewarding. Flexible working are one of those perks that make your life so much easier. Work from home is a boon considering if you feel uncomfortable trav...
When I was given projects of work to do, the placement while sometimes stressful was very rewarding and it felt like the work I did mattered. Whereas, when I had finished my big project, it felt like there was no work for me to do and that I was a loose e...
Had the opportunity to learn from really talented marketers and have been given a lot of trust in carrying out projects of my own that I wouldn't have expected to be in charge of before even finishing university. I felt treated like any other colleague in...
I enjoyed learning to use different lab equipment and techniques I would not have had the chance to experience at university. However, between lab experiments I would have liked more to do around the office etc. or helping with other projects as there wer...
The placement at GSK was a really great experience to gain an insight into working in a global organisation. It was great commercial awareness and seeing how smaller roles all join up to create the bigger picture. I also enjoyed the social aspect of work...
I really enjoyed my project, although I didn't have to choose it. My supervisor was very supportive whenever I needed advice and support. I enjoyed the work atmosphere and the collaboration mind set existing between colleagues. I liked being challenge whi...
My placement this year was based in the Screening, Profiling and Mechanistic Biology department at GSK, Stevenage. My placement year has been an enlightening experience. I have acquired a great deal of skills and have met an amazing cohort of people. I ha...
GSK is a great company to work for; everyone I encountered was supportive and happy to help. Although I realised quickly that the area my placement was in was not something I want to pursue in the future, there were plenty of opportunities to experience o...
I have enjoyed a significant chunk of my placement this year. I like being busy and having a high workload. When this was the case I really enjoyed my time at GSK. At other times I felt I had capacity to take on more work which lead to me enjoying those p...
Thoroughly enjoyed my time at GSK, the company have an extremely open door policy with opportunities to engage with individuals at all levels of seniority. The opportunities to shadow and gain experience in other areas of were vast. It is great to work fo...
Working at GSK has been an amazing experience that has greatly influenced the career path I want to take after university. As well as experiencing life as an industrial microbiologist, I have also had the opportunity to train others, work on validation pr...
I really enjoyed my placement. There was a great culture on site and a great deal of diversity when it came to my role. This meant I was able to get a breadth of skills and knowledge during this work placement, which I feel is really valuable for my futur...
I really enjoyed my placement at GSK. I was given a wide variety of work that allowed me to learn a huge amount about the pharmaceutical industry. I was given a level of responsibility with my own tasks. There were also many opportunities for personal dev...
I really enjoyed my Engineering placement with GSK. I have found my placement challenging to be both challenging and rewarding. It has been really interesting learning about the pharmaceutical industry and GSK as an organisation. The skills and knowledge ...
Often felt like the placement scheme at site is not taken very seriously. Not given access to same opportunities as other sites. Felt like managers not thinking about whether the have enough time and enough for the student to do. Often left with nothing/n...
