Industrial Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • The beginning of my placement was very unorganised due to the department moving site

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Most members of the department made an effort to learn names quickly

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

    • My questions were always answered well

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

    • Some days I had little to do due to dependence on other departments providing samples

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

    • I enjoyed being trusted to work alone

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Both practical skills in the lab but also social skills working with other people

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly and fun atmosphere but work always got done first

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

    • overall good but poor at the beginning due to movement of department

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

    • meetings with senior management were not as regular as other employees

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • I want to work within the company eventually but possibly not in the department where I did my placement

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Placement students regularly met up outside of wrok

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

    • Not as cheap as university but that was expected

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

    • Stevenage was not good but luckily only 20 minutes into london

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

    • I made the effort to find a local hockey team and running club

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

November 2011

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