Placement Student Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Reviewing different pieces of documentation Generating documentation such as validation plans and reports Meetings with project owners

    Skills

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

    • Attention to detail Resilience Organisation and commitment Independency Teamwork

  • 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?

    • 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?

    • I was in charge of 5 main projects and had some collaboration with a couple of other projects.

  • 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?

    • Lots of help and support from the team. Very experienced people sharing their knowledge and how they approach a situation logically. Many training platforms

  • 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?

    • Great environment. People are very kind and care about you and your development

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • It has been a very challenging year but I have gained knowledge on how a manufacturing company works and developed further soft skills

  • 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

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

    • Yes

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

    • Don’t be shy. All that matters is how you are as an individual and how keen you are to learn new things

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

South East

July 2023

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