Bioscience placement student Review

by AstraZeneca

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Really good placement, I had lots of work and was given the independence to do things by myself as well as getting enough support

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

    • They treated me as a member of staff rather than a student. By the end of the placement I was helping some of the workers with different experiments

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

    • The placement supervisor was there for me 24/7, she is amazing

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

    • Depending on how my experiment ran, some days I would be in the lab for most of my time and others I could be in the office sorting out all of my write ups. But on the whole there is a good balance

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility. My job was to create an assay to go into HTS which had a strict deadline. I was trusted to do this according to my own planning (with help if I needed it).

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

    • I have gained skills in so many areas from cell culture, biochemical assay development and even x-ray crystallography. I have learned so much I don't know how I would have achieved all of these skills (and knowledge) without this year

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was lovely, You cold talk to everyone but it was also quiet enough that you can actually get work done!

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

    • Really well set up. I has a 'main' assay I had to develop and they set up some back up assays for me for when I had finished with my main one

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

    • The company has sent me on an enzymology training course, and all you need to do is ask if you want experience in a certain area. I asked for experience in crystallography and they let me join that team for as long as I wanted

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

    • Flexi Time

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • If you get on well with everyone and 'gel' well with them, there is no reason they won't consider you for a future job or a PhD

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Both the staff and the students are up for a good time. I have been to the pub with members of my team and have been to BBQs with another student's supervisor

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

    • The house prices are ok (if yo can get a furnished one!) but a lot of other things are quite expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • During uni term times it is good, but when uni breaks up for the summer it dies down a bit

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There is definitely opportunities, but we lived quite far from town so it was hard to get to them

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2016

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