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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

HRIS Placement Student Review

at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I manage cases raised by stakeholders related to Workday ad hoc reports and any issue related to Workday processes like hiring contractors.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Microsoft Excel
Time Management
Ad hoc reporting
Business Communication
Stakeholder Management
Presentation
Data Analysis
Workday Reporting and Performance Management
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?
5/5
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?
My team has provided me training on how to run different processes on Workday. Every time I take over the new case which I never deal with before, my team has provided me guidance on how to complete the case.
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Culture emphasize bringing your authentic self on the work.
People are very friendly and there're numerous opportunity of connecting with different cross functional teams during regular weekly social and events.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did enjoy my placement overall as I learnt so many new skills and got chance to meet people from various background who has lot more experience. I developed both soft and hard skills during this placement as I worked in HRIS team which is kind of tech team of HR.
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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Don't hesitate to apply for placement/internship even if you don't have prior experience.
Figure out why you want to work for Vertex and Pharmaceuticals company.
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