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Industrial Placement Review

by GSK

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement here at GSK. The staff and management are all friendly and amazing to work with. My pay has been more than fair and I have received an additional yearly bonus too. Extra opportunities have been given for personal and professional development and I have been given 'open doors' to try new things whilst here.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt skills with new software and code, whilst also further developing myself personally too.


  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a good mix of more responsibility for some tasks/activities and less for others - but there has always been opportunity to take on more.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot. Everyone around you is so supportive and understanding that you are extremely early in your career here and you aren't expected to know as much as those with years of experience. People are happy to show you how things work and point you in the right direction too. I also always felt like there were people I could talk to if I needed anything.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Everyone is focused but fun. There were good days and bad days for people which I actually thing is great to see as it shows people are comfortable to react and express themselves normally.


  • 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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Placement has been really fun and I have actually enjoyed a lot of the work and other opportunities.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
  • Be yourself! And show you are willing to learn.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

North East

June 2025


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