Economics - GNI research Review
at Government Economic Service
Placement (10 Months+)
Economics
Newport
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Start the day of checking emails, I'll then start on my work. My work is independent and project based so will very between, research, writing, presenting or analyzing data. Through out the day I'll also have a number of meetings either within the team or wider. For example, one project I'm working on is with another member of my team so we have catch-up calls the keep each other updated.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely, I have a lot of freedom with my work and the timeline of it. At the end of the process my work ends up affecting and lot of stakeholders and the national accounts themselves. I've no had any responsibility in terms of managing people, however, I feel like I'm doing important impactful work.
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?
The main skills I've improved are my writing and presenting. For my work I have to write research papers and present these to many people. I've also taken part in a Python coding training course, national accounts school course, excel training and attended many of the GES sessions on offer.
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The ONS has a placement student team along with a student engagement team. These offer guidance on anything and everything, as well as getting placement students to connect together. Looking wider into the whole company, there is massive support on everything, everyone is very kind and happy to help.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Super friendly and ready to help with anything. People within the ONS are also experts in their work, you can be confident that people know what they are doing. On top of this, we are all working together with the same overall goal. Great place to work.
Only issue I found was that the office can be empty with many people working from home, this is down to peoples preferences though.
Only issue I found was that the office can be empty with many people working from home, this is down to peoples preferences though.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I've really enjoyed my placement. I was worried that I would miss out on a lot not being at university with my friends. However, there is a great group of placement students in the office and we have a very good social life together.
I would definitely do it again and am considering careers here after university.
I would definitely do it again and am considering careers here after university.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Government Economic Service
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Government Economic Service to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Government Economic Service
Keep up to date with what the ONS actually does, it's so much more than just economic statistics (even though that's what I work on) and if you aren't an economist that doesn't matter !
It's a very inclusive supportive place so don't worry too much, people just want the best for you and if you're the right fit it will work out.
Also, don't underestimate the initial tests, take them seriously !
It's a very inclusive supportive place so don't worry too much, people just want the best for you and if you're the right fit it will work out.
Also, don't underestimate the initial tests, take them seriously !
