Overall Rating
3.6 /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
3.5/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
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.
Analytical testing with a HPLC machine
Create protocols for testing to improve methods through method validation
Mixture of desk work and lab work
Working on projects to improve processes in the lab
Create protocols for testing to improve methods through method validation
Mixture of desk work and lab work
Working on projects to improve processes in the lab
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given plenty of responsibility throughout, although it took a while to hit the ground running
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?
Yes,
Learnt how to use a number of new data basing systems
Developed my skills in excel, onenote and professional emailing
Lab skills:
Standard Preparation
HPLC analysis
Method creation
Learnt how to use a number of new data basing systems
Developed my skills in excel, onenote and professional emailing
Lab skills:
Standard Preparation
HPLC analysis
Method creation
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?
3/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support and guidance was high, through my managers, my mentor and the IP lead on site
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was mostly very welcoming and accepting, there were a few people who had ideas that I did not agree with in the LGBTQ+ community though
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed a number of parts of it, but this placement was not exactly what I was looking for
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Really think about why you are applying, it is very important and will be the driving force for your work throughout your time here.
Lots of people work at GSK, staying here for long periods of time or using it as a springboard to something new
Lots of people work at GSK, staying here for long periods of time or using it as a springboard to something new
Global Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Industrial Placement Student
at GSK
- Placement (10 Months+)
- London
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4.8
