Summer Internship Student - Analytical and Purification Chemistry Review
at AstraZeneca
Internship (1 Month+)
Chemistry
Cambridge
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Quantitative N M R for purity analysis
2D - N M R for structural analysis
team meetings and communications with synthetic chemists
2D - N M R for structural analysis
team meetings and communications with synthetic chemists
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given a fair amount of responsibility in a very supportive environment
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?
High accuracy NMR,
qNMR,
2D-NMR,
Team work,
communication
qNMR,
2D-NMR,
Team work,
communication
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?
Lots of support, daily contact with my supervisor and all of the members of staff who I had to interact with were very supportive
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?
Great culture and atmosphere.
Lots of opportunity to get to know staff and team members outside of stressful environments.
They care about wellbeing and work life balance.
Lots of opportunity to get to know staff and team members outside of stressful environments.
They care about wellbeing and work life balance.
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?
4/5
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?
a large extent, the internship was very enjoyable
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Learn and embrace values
have a deep understanding of the fundamentals for the position you are applying for
have a deep understanding of the fundamentals for the position you are applying for
