Prices Sandwich Student Review
at Government Economic Service
Placement (10 Months+)
Government
darlington
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
3 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2.5/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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.
Collecting data sources, analysing information, running code. Predominantly independent tasks on excel and python. Also involved writing up instructions in word
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes this was really good. Given plenty of work that is important/high priority. It is essentially the same work and responsibility as a HEO (graduate) role.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed analytical skills, learnt new coding skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Reasonable amount, was quite independent but people were very happy to help when needed
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Quite good. Online working seems far better than it is though, becomes quite tedious. Would encourage people to go into the office if allocated to DEC (Darlington) it has a really nice atmosphere. Newport is okay but doesnt have the same atmosphere
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
1/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Good overall. Important and challenging work
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Government Economic Service
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Government Economic Service to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Government Economic Service
If applying through the GES sandwich placement program, take the time to read through job descriptions and make sure to explicitly state your preference. Even after this, you will know your company (e.g. ONS, DEFRA) before the department so also research department and state preference or else you will be randomly allocated anywhere
