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Medical Affairs Anti-infectives Undergraduate Trainee Review

at Pfizer

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical

Surrey

Review Submitted: September 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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.
A combination of meetings both internally and externally as well as independent project work. There are opportunities to work with other teams on other projects as well.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given opportunities to lead business unit wide meetings, organise UK wide internal events, communicate with external vendors. Had key roles on group projects as well as opportunities to have individual projects
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?
Professional email skills, networking, GCMA, communication, collaboration, professionalism, time 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?
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?
A lot we had 2 weeks on onboarding with a lot of general Pfizer practices, then you get individual job role specific training modules to complete, as well as a lot of support from your team
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 genuinely so lovely
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?
very much. I would highly recommend, such a lovely company to work for which you can tell by the number of employees who have stayed within Pfizer for many years
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 Pfizer
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
Do your research into the company and their values and see if they align with yours. Be flexible especially with placement application, I know a lot of people who applied for one role and were recommended for other departments where they then received a job offer
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