Civil Service Fast Stream- Summer Diversity Internship 2017

I look completely white (blue eyes, pale skin etc.), but I am actually mixed-race (White & Asian). I feel uncomfortable having my ethnicity judged when applying for a programme like this. Do you think I will have a chance if I apply? I genuinely am mixed-race but I think they might believe I am sending in a fake application because of my appearance.

I do think it is ridiculous that such narrow ethnic categories are used for this programme... people's backgrounds are far more complex than the application form allows for.

Has anyone heard back from them? completed my stj tests like 2 weeks ago

No response yet. I honestly don't know how I've done, I was as honest and 'impartial' as possible when it came to those answers but some of them were tricky. I didn't feel like myself when I was ticking them, so I feel like I've probably failed it. Last year, I heard if you don't get an instant reply you're 'amber banded' which means you're either ok but not good enough to get an instant reply which means they're waiting on others to do worse or better haha.

Isn't that to do with the actual fast stream graduate recruitment process though? Do they Amber band the interns too? I honestly think they haven't even started going through the process of marking our answers yet as they are focusing on getting all the assessment centres for the fast stream sorted first

No response yet. I honestly don't know how I've done, I was as honest and 'impartial' as possible when it came to those answers but some of them were tricky. I didn't feel like myself when I was ticking them, so I feel like I've probably failed it. Last year, I heard if you don't get an instant reply you're 'amber banded' which means you're either ok but not good enough to get an instant reply which means they're waiting on others to do worse or better haha.

How many more internships is everyone applying to?

I've never been good at online tests so I'm worried I'll need other options, and it seems like we won't get a reply until after the 31st which is when most places applications close too...

I applied for a couple Banking HR ones but then got to the stage after the tests where I realized I had no idea why I wanted to work in these places so withdrew my application. I've been planning on applying for Civil Service for year so pretty different. So if this doesn't pull through I'll have to find something, somehow...