Pharmaceutical Development Undergraduate Review
at Pfizer
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical
Sandwich
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
5 /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
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
- Carried out work using powder x-ray diffractometers for a variety of means.
- Developed skills of method-writing, time management and presentation.
- Communication with supervisors about my work, and utilising their abilities to develop my understanding of what I am doing
- Developed skills of method-writing, time management and presentation.
- Communication with supervisors about my work, and utilising their abilities to develop my understanding of what I am doing
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- I always felt independent and like the work I was completing meant something
- The work I was completing was useful and will help the company in future
- Even projects that were not related to mine had their discussions made available to me.
- The work I was completing was useful and will help the company in future
- Even projects that were not related to mine had their discussions made available to me.
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?
- Learned many new software and respective instrumentation
- Developed Excel skills
- Developed communication, time management and presentation skills
- Developed workplace safety, specifically laboratory safety
- Developed Excel skills
- Developed communication, time management and presentation skills
- Developed workplace safety, specifically laboratory safety
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?
- Any support or help I needed was immediately available
- Any further knowledge I desired was available from the many subject matter experts
- Any information outside of my project was available, all colleagues were willing to share the work they were involved in
- Any further knowledge I desired was available from the many subject matter experts
- Any information outside of my project was available, all colleagues were willing to share the work they were involved in
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 was very positive and encouraging, even if mistakes were made it was more about overcoming the issue rather than placing the blame on someone
- Everyone was friendly and made me feel welcome in my early weeks, and this kindness extended to the entire year
- Everyone was friendly and made me feel welcome in my early weeks, and this kindness extended to the entire year
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?
- Regarding the work, it was thoroughly interesting to me. Further, the feeling of independence and importance drove me to work hard and become involved.
- Regarding culture, there was great effort made by everyone to create events that involved the wider team. These events were all virtual due to COVID, however Pfizer made a great effort to accommodate for this.
- It was so much better than I expected and I would recommend them as an employer to anyone
- Regarding culture, there was great effort made by everyone to create events that involved the wider team. These events were all virtual due to COVID, however Pfizer made a great effort to accommodate for this.
- It was so much better than I expected and I would recommend them as an employer to anyone
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pfizer to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pfizer
- Be yourself and don't be afraid to admit when you don't know the answer - Pfizer are just as much about educating as they are about excellence.
- It is clear that you need to work hard, however the appreciation and encouragement you get from others will drive you to do so.
- I would have loved to have known how much I'd spend on coffee before I budgeted my salary.
- It is clear that you need to work hard, however the appreciation and encouragement you get from others will drive you to do so.
- I would have loved to have known how much I'd spend on coffee before I budgeted my salary.
