Analytical placement student Review
at AstraZeneca
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemistry
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
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
4.8/5
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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.
It would involve planning and carrying out experiments and then writing them up to a deadline. The work involved testing early phase drugs by multiple analytical methods. Some days would be spent in the lab and others would be at your desk processing and writing up data.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, all experiments carried out are the same as those that other team members do. You are contributing to the teams work in progress board and every experiment that you do will be meaningful and contribute to something.
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?
Yes, I have learnt various different analytical techniques that I learnt about at University. My team was also really helpful and helped me to develop my skills in these techniques and how to process the data.
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?
I received a lot of support from my assigned supervisor who set up regular meetings to chat about questions and work I was doing. I also felt like I could as them or any other team member any question if I was struggling with some work.
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?
It felt like AstraZeneca really cared about your wellbeing and enjoyment of working there. When COVID regulations eased, there were many events for the team and department as well as lots of opportunities to get involved with things. I also went on a volunteering day which they do every year which was really nice.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
I think I had the best possible year at AZ. I learnt so much and experienced a really pleasant working environment that I would love to return to after my degree.
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 AstraZeneca
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
I would say that for the interview process, the company values are really important and the whole competency interview is based around them and your experiences that match them. For the technical interview, I would look over year 1/2 notes and if you get some wrong, it's okay. They want to see how you work through problems and if you can get to a reasonable answer even if you are unsure.
