Industrial Placement Review

Item: Industrial Placement at GSK
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Barnard Castle

Review Submitted: June 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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement here at GSK. The staff and management are all friendly and amazing to work with. My pay has been more than fair and I have received an additional yearly bonus too. Extra opportunities have been given for personal and professional development and I have been given 'open doors' to try new things whilst here.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a good mix of more responsibility for some tasks/activities and less for others - but there has always been opportunity to take on more.

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?

I have learnt skills with new software and code, whilst also further developing myself personally too.

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. Everyone around you is so supportive and understanding that you are extremely early in your career here and you aren't expected to know as much as those with years of experience. People are happy to show you how things work and point you in the right direction too. I also always felt like there were people I could talk to if I needed anything.

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 focused but fun. There were good days and bad days for people which I actually thing is great to see as it shows people are comfortable to react and express themselves normally.