Industrial Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I very much enjoyed my placement

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

    • All the staff no matter who or where are always happy to help a colleague they've never even met.

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

    • The support and training provided was exceptional

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

    • At times I did find myself with nothing to do, but other days I would be very busy.

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

    • Towards the end of my placement I was given a project with responsibility.

    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 have already found the knowledge and acumen learned are helping me complete my degree.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Dispite their large corporate reputation GSK is an extremely laid back environment

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

    • Their placement scheme is very well established and I had no problems getting started

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

    • There were prepared to invest as much time as they could, but not prepared to spend anything financially on training.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • It is very hard to gain a place on their graduate programme. Personally I feel they spend too much time and finance on the placement scheme when they should focus more on the graduate scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a brilliant social scene between other students, it was just like being at university.

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

    • It was very expensive in London, but as expected. The salary was average for the cost of living.

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

    • London...need I say more?

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

    • There were often GSK events that we were invited to and the students often arranged football tournaments and social events.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

London

November 2011

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