Vacation Student in QAB Review

by AstraZeneca

Rating

3.7/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I mainly helped with pulling together a database for the new GVLMS system, which meant I was using excel to filter through a sheet of SAP entities. If there wasn't something for me to do on this project then I was helping with archiving and organisation of the surrounding office.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I have learnt many new skills, one of which is my new in-depth understanding of excel.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility by being brought onto the GVLMS project

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I had one mentor who was very present and always had jobs lined up for me to assist with.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • My office and the team I worked with were all lovely. I enjoyed going into the office because I enjoyed the time I spent with my team.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed my internship and I would definitely apply for it again.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 2/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca

    • I would tell them to be calm about the interview process because they were very friendly.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations

North West

September 2021

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