Biologist Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Relly worth while year

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

    • Given lots of important work to do, and recognised for efforts

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

    • Good balance between working independant and getting help

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

    • Some days were very busy, but never bored.

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

    • Able to take control of when you want to do experiments

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

    • Learned loads of new techniques, and improved greatly

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Able to chat to anyone for help and advice, yet quiet enough to get work done

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

    • Very well orangised as there are a larger number of students

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

    • Lot of training and team building

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Comes across as a good place to work, people seem happy with their jobs

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Large number of students, so there was always stuff happening and loads of people to talk to!

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

    • A lot cheaper than in London... however expensive in comparision to the north of the country

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • not great in Stevenage, but good links to london

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • yes lots of different things organise by other students, and by the gym on site etc.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

June 2012

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