Social researcher Review
at Government Social Research
Placement (10 Months+)
Research
westminster
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
4.3 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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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
4/5
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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.
My role involves engaging in team meetings, designing and critiquing questionnaire/interview scripts and conudcitng statistical analysis
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have been given a lot of responsibility to work independently but with guidance. I have also led on parts of projects
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt how to create an R dashboard while on my placement, i have also improved my presentation skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
There has been a lot of support however guidance and self learning for the role itself is limited and it is hard to tailor government wide guidance to department specific work
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
The civil service and gsr are great, everyone you work with appears to have their best intentions and wants to make a positive difference to people
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?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have definitely enjoyed my placement, my team are great and really fun - it is not a very youthful organisation however it has still be beneficial
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 Social Research
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Government Social Research to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Government Social Research
Be ready to find tax interesting !! (probably the worst thing i will take away...)
