Industrial Trainee Review

by Pfizer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed my work placement thoroughly. I relished the opportunity to work with and learn from first class scientists.

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

    • I felt as if my opinion was important to my colleagues. My supervisor would always ask for my thoughts and I was treated like a real employee, not a student.

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

    • My supervisor was brilliant. He always made time to support and guide me. He understood that I was a learning and developing young scientist.

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

    • Occasionally it felt as if I did not have much to do, but this was a prime time to read leading references from top academic journals in order to use my initiative and suggest new ideas.

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

    • I felt as if I was trusted with the project I was given.

    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 believe the skills I developed and training I received will help me immensely throughout my degree and beyond. I believe that my time at Pfizer has given me the confidence to try new things, even though they may not work. My placement has taught me something no undergraduate lab course can.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Occasionally noisy, but I thought everybody in the department was lovely and approachable.

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

    • There was some confusion and slight disorganisation here and there, but the majority of the work placement was well organised.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My supervisor invested a large amount of time in order to aid my growth as a scientist.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It is likely that I would need a postgraduate degree in order to work within a research and development setting within Pfizer again.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Christmas parties, a daytrip to Dreamland in Margate. Pfizer treated us very well.

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

    • I would personally say that things are more expensive in the south.

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

    • To my knowledge, there were not many clubs and the like in the area I worked/lived in.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were opportunities to get involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) events in order to spread enthusiasm about science to the younger generation.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

November 2016

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