Medicinal Chemist Review
by GSK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.9
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
2.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I enjoyed learning about industrial chemistry as I have had no previous experience, as a result I have learned alot and met mny new people from many different backgrounds and cultures.
The people working here are mostly very easy to work with and they treat every person with respect.
My supervisor and other colleagues in the lab are always around to give advice and help when needed.
Mostly I am kept very busy with my work and when not soo busy gives me time to work on different aspects of work which gives a nice balance.
I was nearly fully responsible for all the work i was given to do. In the lab I was fully responsible for my labwork.
My skills and knowledge have increased greatly since being here in the lab and with discussing my work with colleagues. The speech skills, computer skills and confidence I have gained will transfer to many applications.
The Company
The lab was usually a very enjoyable place to work as people were very sociable and the music in the lab always kept me enjoying my time.
The organisisation was very impressive, IPs were treated as full-time employees and were always involved in activities and ongoing work.
I was constantly learning from various employees and using many different apparatus. People listened to how my work was progressing every week.
Above 25 days holiday
I would very much like to get a permanent job but I dont think there are many on offer.
The Culture
Most of the students I worked with were very sociable and always enjoyed a good pub trip. Some permanent staff also came out occasionally but mostly it was just IPs.
The social aspect of Stevenage is not great, although there are some okay pubs in old town and ther many of them. Apart from that, the socialising places are poor. Cost of living is more expensie compared to other parts of UK but I suppose its due to the face
The nightclubs on offer in Stevenage are grim. Chicagos is terrible and so is the other club. Some of the pubs offer good bands on Friday and Saturday night, however the pubs are full of worst variety of people. But having parties with the other IPs is always good fun, that can happen in any place though.
Sports such as 5-a-side in the gym with other people from work in a lewague was good fun and there was also a couple of other 5-a-sides on offer. ther doesnt seem any other fun activities available in stevenage though. Cycling I suppose but Stevenage is grim so it was not much fun cycling in stevenage.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
South East
June 2012
