Analytical Chemistry Summer Intern Review
at AstraZeneca
Internship (1 Month+)
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Research
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: August 2026
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.
Most of the day spent in lab, preparing experiments, and then some time writing up, planning and analysing results from my desk
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - given full control of my project with discussions with supervisors to check in on me and give me support where needed
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?
Specialist subject knowledge
Speaking to people from many different departments
Speaking to people from many different departments
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 was happy to help and my supervisors were great at checking in with me regularly, helping me with my next experiments and looking at my results
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?
really nice - everyone was very welcoming
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?
really enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca
show how your values align with the AZ values
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at AstraZeneca
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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