summer vacation student Review

by Lloyd's of London

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

    • The staff were amazing and made me feel welcome. My tutor was so supportive and taught me so much during my placement and allowed me to complete any additional tasks i desired.

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

    • The shop was understaffed due to holidays and sicknes and i was able to contribute immensley during the placement, whether it meant allowing staff to go on their lunch breaks while i covered in the shop or in the dispensary or whether it meant i stayed in the shop to allow the staff to make up trays.

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

    • My pharmacist tutor was exceptional. She taught me throughout my experience and allowed me to complete tasks and discussed my performance, improvements and also specified the importance of each activity.

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

    • I believe i was more busy than expected due to staff shortage however i applied myself to the greatest extent so that i could to make the most out of my experience and therefore i believe i was very busy. I had to take my workbook home to complete tasks due to being so busy at work.

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

    • I was always given assistance when needed but i believe i had many responsibilities such as when we had locums i had to complete the methadones as no other staff members present knew how to complete the lables. I also did the EXRX for the next day and completed counts.

    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 think my tutor really improved my knowledge and allowed me to put my current knowledge into practice. I was able to learn things from in the dispensary and in the shop

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The short-staffed issue i believe put pressure on the staff but overall the atmosphere was good

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I think it was useful having a manager in the shop because it allowed for there to be a member of staff who could deal with any complicated issues that arose from a nursing home to which we supplied trays

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

    • I had a training day and also was provided a work book to which the pharmacist heavily enagaged in with me which was exceptionally useful on the clinical sections.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have received an offer for pre-registration placement.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I had a training day however i did wish it was more clinical based.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived from home

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

    • N/A

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Medicine

North West

August 2011

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