Student economist Review

by Government Economic Service

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I work on models, cost calculations and general economic asssistance


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed lots of skills like time management, modelling, coding, excel proficiency, working to deadlines and many more


  • 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?
  • As I have spent more time in the role, I have been given more responsibility, but even at the start I was trusted to take on tasks.


  • 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?
  • There was lots of support provided, with weekly student meetings to check in on how the student economists were doing, and provide guidance.


  • 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?
  • Very friendly in the office, and good social culture as well. Much better than the private sector.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Thoroughly enjoyed, a good taste of the working world and very helpful to develop lots of different skills


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

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Government Economic Service
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Government Economic Service to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Government Economic Service
  • Apply


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Economics

London

July 2023


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