IT Network Analyst Review

My job role at Glaxo Smith Kline was as an IT Network Analyst within the IT department. On a day to day basis, I was responsible for assisting project managers across a number of small to medium projects. I would liaise with project teams to draft time plans, business proposals, corporate finance records and communicating with senior managers and other team members.

I have learnt many new qualifications during my time at Glaxo Smith Kline. I undertook a process improvement qualification during H2 of my time in the company. I undertook many internal courses also covering topics such as 'research techniques', 'corporate responsibility', 'health and safety' and other more specific topics such as 'working with the FDA'.

I have really enjoyed my time at Glaxo Smith Kline. I enjoyed the work tasks that I was given, as they meaningful and challenging. The company culture was great and ensured everyone was working hard during the day, but enabled eveyone to go for a drink after work to relax and unwind.

I felt very valued by Glaxo Smith Kline. I created a good bond with my team members and my manager was very supportive. They all provided regular feedback and enabled me to ensure i was continually improving my performance throughout the year. They treated you like a real member of the team and were judged like a permanent employee.

The programme at Glaxo Smith Kline as very well structured. The induction process was well organised and provided a great first step within the organisation. I was very happy with the training i have recieved during my time in the organisation and this has given me some good content for my CV.

My tutor was very helpful during my time working at Glaxo Smith Kline. He visited from my university one two separate occasions, once at the stat of the programme and once mid way through. He provided feedback to both myself and my manager at GSK. There were no problems during my time in my placement.

My employeer was very supportive during my time working at Glaxo Smith Kline. He spent much time reviewing my workload to always ensure i was being challenged but at the same time, no over worked. He highlighted areas that i needed to improve on the set objectives to help me improve in thes areas.

I was very fortunate to be living back with my parents during my placement year and therefore I was able to live comfortably on my placement salary. Apart from my commute into work I didnt have any travel costs as i used the internal bus service to travel between sites. This was great as commuting in london is timely and expensive.

There were may opportunities working at Glaxo Smith Kline when it came to socalising outside of work. the team made sure to spend time together outside the office in order to get to know each other better and this made for a good atmosphere in the office. It also made me feel more welcome in my new role within the company.

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I would recommend an apprenticeship with Glaxo Smith Kline UK as it offers so much more than a paid job. It was an opportunity to see how large multinational organisations operate and what you will expect in life after university. They offer so many different roles and jobs in many different departments and this provides a varied programme.

The interview was friendly and relaxed and covered relevant questions from my university course. All i had was a single interview and to submit my CV for consideration. The onboarding process was well organised and made you feel at home within the company. It was also a great place to meet other placement year students.