Industrial Placement Student Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Science
Cambridge
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Typically, data analysis and experiments run side-by-side. You also spent a considerable time in meetings with your supervisor and wider team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. As soon as I was trained in anything, I was then doing it completely independently. I would set up and run my experiments independently, although you can always ask for help or a refresh if you need. I was even shadowed sometimes, so you're definitely treated as a colleague, not just a student!
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Data handling and data analysis skills. Presentation skills because there are a lot of opportunities to present if you want to although there's no pressure. Organisational and time management skills to make sure my experiments run smoothly.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot! My supervisors were really kind and always on hand to help out or show me how do something (multiple times if I needed!).
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?
Very chill and calm. People are work-focused, but the teams are also really supportive and lovely!
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?
3/5
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?
It was really interesting and I got to develop as a scientist
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Stay calm on the assessment day! It usually involves some fun team-building activity, followed by two interviews. The first interview is a soft-skills one, and the second is science content based.
