Summer student Review
by AstraZeneca
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
4.5
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed the placement. I learnt lots and enjoyed getting involved in extra things with colleagues, such as weekly walks around the Macclesfield area.
I felt valued by my colleagues but as I was mainly working with just one person-my supervisor, I didn't really have much to do with other colleagues and so they possibly didn't value me as much.
My supervisor gave me lots of guidance and support, yet allowed me to work independently. I learnt lots of useful and interesting information from him.
This varied depending on how well particular reactions were working. I was generally busy but there were times when I did not have much to do.
I was given responsibility as my supervisor went on holiday and I was left to manage my own time and decide which direction to go with the chemistry. However I always had someone there to help if needed.
The skills I have developed in this placement will be very helpful to me in the rest of my degree and future. After working in the labs for 10 weeks in this placement I feel much more confident and I have also been able to use equipment that I have not previously had access to, eg uhplc-ms and biotage chromatography.
The Company
The Culture
Living costs very expensive, however socialising was not too expensive.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
North West
September 2016
