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AstraZeneca

Regulatory Assistant Review

at AstraZeneca

Internship (1 Month+)

Pharmaceutical

Macclesfield

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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 essentially do a lot of admin. archiving, helping people out by improving formatting and usability for different type of documents. Thinking of ideas that help my manager's work easier.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I've been archiving confidential documents, required to edit and create documents that are crucial to people that work here.
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?
Most definitely. I've learnt how to act and conduct myself in an office workplace. Learnt how to use new online tools and different interfaces that I will be using after this job.
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?
4/5
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?
I always have people that can help me with my work, as long as I reach out to them. knowing who to contact can be the hardest thing but everyone is happy to help.
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?
everyone is really kind and welcoming, it's definitely a safe space as a newcomer
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I most definitely enjoyed hearing about the wider work that goes on here, as I'm only doing a small range of jobs in comparison to the wider groups in the company. Doing the same thing repetitively can be boring, but my manager most definitely tries to get me doing different things. As long as I'm helping, I'm happy
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
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Try your best in your application as it is most definitely a great place to work. Always feel free to reach out to people here as everyone is very kind
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