Oh dat doesn't mean you will necessarily get the job in that specific place. It just meant ppl from that sector were going to interview by it. I think one question in the interview they asked was what areas r u specifically interested in the ges.
Hi all - I did my GES student placement last year (19/20) and have an offer to return to my department once I've graduated.
I used this website a bit when preparing so I'd be happy to answer any questions anybody has about the process, assessment centre, the job and anything else.
After you got accepted by the scheme from the email. Did you have to do anything else and like when did they give you information about what department you will be working in and when does the actual scheme start like in sept or august or june
After you got accepted by the scheme from the email. Did you have to do anything else and like when did they give you information about what department you will be working in and when does the actual scheme start like in sept or august or june
You get placed into the department you did your interview/assessments for. So for example, I was invited to the assessment centre by the Treasury, once I passed my offer was to do my placement year at the Treasury.
Your start date is random because you'll be taking over a role carried out from a student in the previous year's cohort, therefore it depends on when they choose their end date to be. In my department there were 17-18 students, the earliest start date was the beginning of June, the latest was the end of August so varies massively and you don't all start together. I know that typically the ONS has their start dates later, normally in September. Your future line manager will reach out roughly around April time to introduce themselves and say your start date. Then when you start you'll normally overlap with the previous year's student in your role by a week or two for a handover week.
But did you have to give like a reference from your personal tutor. And was the workload hard.
Perhaps it's changed since 2018/9 but when I applied you had to fill in this application form with all your grades and details, answer three 300 word questions and also give two academic references (like your personal tutor or a lecturer familiar with the quality of your work).
In terms of the difficulty of the workload, that's practically impossible to answer because every role is different and it also depends how smart you are.
What do you guys think the chances are of being accepted from the reserve list?
It's certainly greater than zero so don't lose hope! I knew someone who got accepted off the reserve list so it clearly does happen as some people get other placement year offers that they prefer. I'm not sure how the current economic climate impacts the likelihood, it probably makes it a little less likely but the fact you're on the reserve list shows they haven't flat out rejected you.
It's certainly greater than zero so don't lose hope! I knew someone who got accepted off the reserve list so it clearly does happen as some people get other placement year offers that they prefer. I'm not sure how the current economic climate impacts the likelihood, it probably makes it a little less likely but the fact you're on the reserve list shows they haven't flat out rejected you.
Perhaps it's changed since 2018/9 but when I applied you had to fill in this application form with all your grades and details, answer three 300 word questions and also give two academic references (like your personal tutor or a lecturer familiar with the quality of your work).
In terms of the difficulty of the workload, that's practically impossible to answer because every role is different and it also depends how smart you are.
Since last year we just had a pass/ fail, do I just say I had a pass due to corona, I was on trek for a 2;1