Technical Developement Analyst Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I enjoyed working at GSK a great deal. I love the atmosphere and family-like feel of the organisation. My role was interesting and never so repetitive to the point that I got bored.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I feel that I was treated as a full member of staff and my work was valued.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Support and guidance was always given when asked for. Management was always very approachable and respectful of my points of view and my contributions to the team.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I was rarely bored or left with nothing to do. Workload was distributed fairly at the beginning of each week. I was always able to communicate whether I felt I had too much on my plate or if I felt that I had the time/ability to take on any incoming work packages.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I took on a regular influx of non-routine analysis for site critical processes. Sometimes this work would be incredibly urgent to allow for the manufacture of products to continue or to release batches and so my results were often communicated at a high level, I considered this quite a big responsibility but never a level of responsibility that I wasn't comfortable with.

    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 developed a strong ambition and a genuine passion for the pharmaceutical industry. I have become self motivated with proactive approach to work. I have adapted to working in a busy and fast paced environment, resulting in an improvement upon my ability to work under pressure as well as my ability to multitask. Through the challenges I faced I learnt resilience and built upon my time-management, dedication, attention to detail and problem solving abilities.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Friendly, chatty, approachable but results focussed.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Day to day work was very well organised and easily tracked. Larger projects (ie my project to be written up for uni) were sometimes less organised due to competing site priorities, which could be stressful as obviously for my, completing uni work also had to be a priority.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Opportunities for training development were always given where appropriate.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Very appealing. Graduate scheme's and direct entry applications are available at the end of your placement year in most departments, both of which I have signed up for.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • There were only 5 placement students on site and 3 grads. We all got on very well and organised a lot of out of work activities.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Cost of living was quite cheap compared with university (£500 pcm for a newly renovated 2 bedroom flat). Socialising is also cheap but bearing in mind the almost rural location of the placement, things to do were limited without travelling to nearby cities.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Again, due to the size of the town in which the placement is situated, there was not a huge amount of nightlife - the nearest city is 25 minutes away if in need of a good night out.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There are opportunities for sports/outdoor activities.

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical

Scotland

June 2017


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