Placement Economist Review
at Government Economic Service
Placement (10 Months+)
Economics
London
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
4.5/5
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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.
- Conduct data analysis
- Produce written documents and presentations
- Contribute to policy work by providing analytical perspective
- Produce written documents and presentations
- Contribute to policy work by providing analytical perspective
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a surprising amount of responsibility (more than I anticipated). The work I do goes all around government, to senior officials and ministers. I was given a fair amount of creative license to do the work in the way I thought was best.
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?
- Data analysis (excel and power query)
- Beginner Power BI skills
- Teamwork
- Project management
- Working under pressure
- Beginner Power BI skills
- Teamwork
- Project management
- Working under pressure
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?
There was a HUGE amount of support and guidance from my line manager, my team and others. They are extremely supportive and help you wherever 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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very supportive culture. Very exciting atmosphere given that it is government and there are always interesting things happening. It is a very large organisation so can sometimes feel a bit disconnected and that there are so many people doing different things.
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?
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?
I really enjoyed it. If I was to go back I would do it all over again.
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
They are very supportive in interviews. Make sure you're able to explain concepts clearly in plain English and break things down so they are easy to understand. They're not looking for someone with lots of expert detailed knowledge on economic models.
