Finance Analyst Review

by Pfizer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Really enjoyed my time here. Great work place, really friendly people.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Once I started grasping the day to day activities I kept being given increasing levels of responsibility.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • The managers in my department were all so helpful, especially the manager indirectly reported into. Had regular catchup sessions to cover any areas I felt I needed to go over.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • On the whole was very busy. Had some weeks that were quieter than others, and some that were extremely busy.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • As I started gaining more knowledge I was given increasing levels of responsibility. The last few months of my placement I felt like the rest of my colleagues.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Wouldn't say what I learnt necessarily helped with my units. But the overall experience definitely instilled a good work ethic going into my final year.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Seemed well organised. Although my job role changed 6months into my placement which was unexpected. Glad it did though as gave me a different perspective on the department.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Spent time getting us up to speed as quickly as possible so that we were to the level of other colleagues.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Would definitely consider working for them once graduated.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Social seen wasn't great against the other interns for my intake. But great social life within my department.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • As expected. Nothing abnormal.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Not really much around as location was pretty remote. But didn't take long to get into London.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not really.

    2/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Financial Management

South East

July 2015


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