Industrial Traniee Review

by Pfizer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • The people I meet in this job where fantastic, very friendly and amazing scientists (very clever). I really enjoied having my own project and being the companies expert in that area by the end of my placement.

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

    • My supervisor was constantly congratulating me for my inquisetiveness and inovation. I received a lot of congratulations for every presntation I did. Also I received various small awards everytime I help someone.

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

    • My supervisor gave me all the guidance I need at the begining, also allowed to be independent when realised my prograssion and always available to suport me. The company itself gave me the oppotunity to participate in various trainning courses.

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

    • The company provides a lot of flexibily in the emploies working hours. So if one day I have a long experiment or I was feeeling very productive I could work longer hours and leave earlier on another week day.

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

    • I belive I was given the responsability adequated to my job. I was very independent on the final months of my project, only having some criticism from my supervisor. I also supervised a school student for two days however that was volluntered.

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

    • I learned what are the attitudes required to be a successfull scientist. I learn how to be helpfull to my collegueas and greatfull for the ones that helped me. I learned how to do a report at the level of a scientific paper, which will be an incredible tool for my final year project and for the rest of my life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • In my department people were happy, approchable, helpfull and enthusiatic but they would also be quite serious in their work.

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

    • very well, we were 84 students starting an internship on the same day and they organizeed temporary accomodation for everybody and organized a social event for us to meet. Also almost at the end of the year their was a poster/presentation symposium for the placement students of the company where we all shared our roles, discoveries and experiences.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I had trainning to become expert for all microsoft office applications. I had a two days course with experts on my research area. I had tranning for presentation skills. Also went to a conference with team members.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If they have a position available to my level they said they would be very happy to reemploy me.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, we were so many students that was very easy to make friends and meet very different people.

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

    • Canterbury is quite expensive if having in account the size of the city. However approximitly half price of London i nterms of accomodation and transport.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Any good clubs for my taste but really good life music every day of the week in various pubs. Also everyday of the week there was a lot of people going out.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The company has a social club with over 20 deffierent sports. Besides various other clubs, eg. walking/hiking, choir, running/cannoing, voluntering...

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

Scotland

October 2009

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