Industrial placement student Review

by AstraZeneca

Rating

3.1/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • Culture
    2.5
  • Your Impressions
    3.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I have been working in the lab to set up a mouse model for asthma. My days generally vary between working in the lab, writing up my experiments into my electronic lab notebook or planning new experiments.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • All of the assays that I have learnt in the lab have been new. I have also developed my data analysis , presentation and improved my time keeping skills.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given the appropriate amount of responsibility. I felt as though the project was my own but I also felt supported when I needed help.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My supervisor was very supportive and tried to come up with new ways to explain things if I found a concept challenging.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture has generally been good, although I have not felt wholly integrated into my team however that could be perhaps as I am only at the company for a year.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 1/5

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

  • 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?
  • In general I have really enjoyed my placement. Despite it being challenging at times I feel I have made huge progress in my scientific capabilities and made some really good links in industry.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 2/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
  • The first 3 months may be really challenging, as it was for me, however you will soon get into the swing of things. Also your project really will be your own, I assumed I would just help out with other peoples project but it turned out I could direct my own time more than I anticipated.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

July 2022


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