Industrial Placement Student Review

Item: Industrial Placement Student at GSK
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at GSK

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical, Medicine, Science

Stevenage

Review Submitted: April 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

1/3 - 2/3 lab work, involving a range of activities, generally unsupervised unless necessary, but people are always happy to help if needs be. The rest of the day is generally spent in meetings and writing up experiments etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, after initial training I was given several projects and tasks that were my responsibility over several weeks and months, with minimal supervision unless asked for. We are given plenty of responsibility and all the work is 'real' work useful to the company and projects.

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?

Lab work skills have developed hugely, feel much more confident talking about my work. In addition, presenting in team meetings (~20 people) and chairing meetings has made me more confident in my presenting skills and ability to showcase my work.

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Weekly meetings with my manager to update how things are going (not all projects and tasks are given directly by your manager, others in the team etc. will often ask for things to be done), plenty of support and access to help should it be necessary.

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 forward-thinking, motivated both by a desire to push the company forward monetarily and to push medicines out to those who need it. Culture is very supportive and encourages learning at all stages, not hierarchal with managers etc. being more respected than those 'lower' than them at all, it is very equal.