Cyber Incident Response Analyst Review
at G-Research
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
Brierley Hill
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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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.
Triaging alerts that come in, investigating and responding to alerts. Tuning of alerts based on severity and frequency. Working as part of CSIRT team to analyse and give in depth analysis of security posture.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Treated like an actual employee, with paced support leading to greater responsibilities.
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?
Development of cyber security related experience - including using elastic and kibana. Understanding linux and how to tune alerts using various field criteria.
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Huge amount of support and time for any help or queries. Guidance always on hand from friendly articulate colleagues.
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Relaxed approach with flexibility on working from home and dress code. Brilliant place to work within - the culture is designed to make you happy and productive.
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
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
So far its been absolutely stellar with myself being challenged by the work - with plenty of support. Social opportunities are also plentiful making it a great mix of work and socialising.
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 G-Research
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend G-Research to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to G-Research
Prepare for the assessment centre with some typical situations where you have showed skills. Relax but give it your all - keep in mind that G - Research hires people based on their personal qualities as well as skillset.
