Process Engineering Intern Review
at AstraZeneca
Internship (1 Month+)
Chemical Engineering
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Scoping of commercially available life cycle assessment software. Learning how to use the software and creating template models for use by other engineers and scientists within the department. Documenting and reporting back progress to the wider team including providing training on SimaPro at the end of my placement.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was pretty much left to get on with whatever I thought necessary and in whichever direction I wanted to take the project. Had 3 check ins with my supervisors per week who could steer me in the right direction to tailor my work to their needs but always listened to my points and were interested in my learnings.
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?
Developed communication skills as the information I was relaying was brand new to everyone. Learnt new computer skills as this is something I’ve not focussed on at uni. Upon leaving was the most experienced company member on the software. Presenting skills also improved as lots of work had to be summarised into a short presentation at the end of placement.
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?
4/5
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?
Everyone was very forthcoming with offers to help and would always check in when they saw me about the office. Even those who didn’t have as clear an idea with regards to my specific work were willing to provide advice enabling me to learn as much about AZ and gain as much industry experience as I wanted. Supervisors were always on hand to schedule extra meetings or chat when I was struggling.
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 welcoming and friendly place to work. Although covid came with restrictions for being on site and I couldn’t meet the same number of people face to face I can imagine when the office is busy it’s no different to what I experienced. No matter what team you are in or what your job is everyone knows each other and spends time at lunch etc. together making an effort to include you.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
I found my summer very interesting and enjoyed learning more about how my degree will be used in the workplace. My project was totally different to what I was expecting but was rewarding nonetheless especially the satisfaction of being a ‘company expert’ in my work and having the chance to actually teach people in different roles to myself.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
Just be honest and let them know how you want to benefit from the experience as they’re totally focused on personal and professional development along with what experience will benefit you the most.
