Analytical Chemist Industrial Placement Student Review

Item: Analytical Chemist Industrial Placement Student at GSK
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry

Worthing

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.4 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Supporting R&D type analytical lab work across different departments, both routine and non-routine, using analytical techniques such as HPLC, MS, GC, UV/Vis. General lab support. Daily meetings. No two days are the same.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Not much at the very start, but projects come in quickly and there were a lot more work to do.

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?

Analytical techniques, presentation skills, problem solving, working with people

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?

Generally they let me work on things independently, but I was able to get support from other team members when 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?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Everyone is pretty chill and flexible.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 quite enjoy the placement. It is hard work having a full time job while studying (Integrated Masters), but it's definitely worth it in the long run.