European Marketing and Capabilities Review
at GSK
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
London
Review Submitted: May 2025
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.
• Led the brand media plan, managing the banner ad campaigns which consistently exceeded industry benchmark standards.
• Oversaw stakeholder management with agencies and approvers to coordinate branded content creation and approval (agencies include Four Health Media, HAVAS and Ashfield).
• Organised and chaired network calls with country leads across Europe.
• Oversaw EU brand budget tracking and managed purchase orders.
• Led and managed the onboarding journey rebuild for employees to streamline the process and improve engagement.
• Rolled out the Sales Capability Framework in the UK, Portugal and Spain for Key Account Managers (KAMs) and sales leaders.
• Organised an event for best practice sharing event aligned with business priorities.
• Oversaw stakeholder management with agencies and approvers to coordinate branded content creation and approval (agencies include Four Health Media, HAVAS and Ashfield).
• Organised and chaired network calls with country leads across Europe.
• Oversaw EU brand budget tracking and managed purchase orders.
• Led and managed the onboarding journey rebuild for employees to streamline the process and improve engagement.
• Rolled out the Sales Capability Framework in the UK, Portugal and Spain for Key Account Managers (KAMs) and sales leaders.
• Organised an event for best practice sharing event aligned with business priorities.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, a significant amount of responsibility on the placement
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?
• Stakeholder management, event coordination and project management, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word).
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?
A lot of support and guidance from my manager and the wider 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?
I love the company culture as i align closely with the values
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?
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed the placement and learnt a lot.
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 GSK
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Be yourself and focus on what you are interested in and how you align with the company and its direction for the future.
Global Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Industrial Placement Student
at GSK
- Placement (10 Months+)
- London
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4.8
