Industrial placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • My role is in R&D, supporting early stage research for the development of medicines. This involves carrying out experiments, data analysis, presentations to lab groups etc.

    Skills

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

    • Yes, I have developed my presentation as well as scientific writing skills. I have learnt new lab techniques and also increased my resilience and critical thinking.

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

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

    • 5/5
  • 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

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes, once you are competent in your lab work, you are given more independence and responsibility to carry out your experiments.

  • 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?

    • Anyone is willing to help. My manager and lab team have been incredibly supportive and really got me through the low points as well as celebrated my achievements.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • The culture is collaborative, supportive and inclusive. Everyone is willing to help or talk to you and happy to teach you.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I am absolutely loving it and can highly recommend applying! It is such a change to uni and academic research culture. You will learn so much more by working with experts directly and gain so many skills from the relationships with your team. The science is excellent and it is an incredible stepping stone career-wise.

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

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

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK

    • 3/5
  • 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?

    • Yes

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

    • Let your real you shine in your application. Make sure your values align with that of the company you are applying to, as this will ensure you are both a good fit and you will enjoy the culture, as it might slightly differ between companies. Enjoy the application process and learn from it. Don't be discouraged by rejection. Show your enthusiasm, love for science and that you are willing to learn.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

London

April 2023

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