Industrial Placement Student in Early Oncology Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Research
Cambridge
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.3 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I work on my own assay development project. This involves planning and carrying out my own practical work and meetings with my supervisor and members of my project team to feedback my work. I record and write-up these experiments. I also attend other talks from scientists both inside and outside the company.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - I was given my own project which is needed for a drug development program, however I had lots of help and guidance with this.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I've learnt lots of practical biology skills. I've also developed my communication and presentation skills, as well as problem solving.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of guidance from my supervisor and other colleagues in the department. Also support available from placement team if needed.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
General positive atmosphere, people always happy to help. Lots of events put on for all employees and network opportunities. Not expected to work beyond a 9-5.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement - the work was really interesting, I developed a lot of skills and enjoyed lots of social opportunities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Be open minded about the project you are given as even if it's not in the exact area you wanted you can still get a lot from it, including transferable skills. Make the most of the social opportunities and networking.
