civil services data analyst hmrc july 2023

Original post by whem

Glad it went well, mine is on the 6th dreading it lol
Were the questions related to the CV and personal statement or scenario based?

You should get the email in the next couple of days then, some of the stuff you might have covered on your cv already.. but the email will be pretty accurate of what to expect.

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whem

Original post by E-Stit

You should get the email in the next couple of days then, some of the stuff you might have covered on your cv already.. but the email will be pretty accurate of what to expect.

That's good to know thanks! Where did you apply to?

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OP

Original post by E-Stit

You should get the email in the next couple of days then, some of the stuff you might have covered on your cv already.. but the email will be pretty accurate of what to expect.

How was the data analysis part. did you think you had enough time to share your analysis. how was the second part of the interview like where they discuss your experience based on the role and the communication and linkage bit?

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Original post by whem

That's good to know thanks! Where did you apply to?

Bristol & Cardiff.. you?

Original post by Maria1711

How was the data analysis part. did you think you had enough time to share your analysis. how was the second part of the interview like where they discuss your experience based on the role and the communication and linkage bit?

The data analysis part was fine, finished with a few minutes to spare and had a few follow up questions afterwards.
Got slightly thrown off with how they'd asked one of the questions but you can work out which questions are linked to desirable criteria etc.

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OP

Original post by E-Stit

Bristol & Cardiff.. you?

The data analysis part was fine, finished with a few minutes to spare and had a few follow up questions afterwards.
Got slightly thrown off with how they'd asked one of the questions but you can work out which questions are linked to desirable criteria etc.

Sorry fir asking more questions. I have applied for leeds position. Wanted to ask you something else if you feel comfortable enough. I have made presentation to deliver my analysis. Do i do the presentation and then they will ask questions regarding it for 10 minutes. then they say second part is the experience based. this is what is putting me off. as i have no previous professional data analyst experience. Also how did you do in the strength question. I am so anxious. I feel like my nerves wil get the better of me

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kiarazee21

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My interview is on 6th too. Just came across this threat. I am comfortable with the data analysis part. Just the strength questions are throwing me off. I am applying for liverpool.
If anyone feel comfortable can you tell me what kind of questions they asked for the strength questions. TA

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Original post by Maria1711

Sorry fir asking more questions. I have applied for leeds position. Wanted to ask you something else if you feel comfortable enough. I have made presentation to deliver my analysis. Do i do the presentation and then they will ask questions regarding it for 10 minutes. then they say second part is the experience based. this is what is putting me off. as i have no previous professional data analyst experience. Also how did you do in the strength question. I am so anxious. I feel like my nerves wil get the better of me

Re. the nerves, that's natural, I've had loads of intviews and still get nervous.
The email you get should explain it
I imagine the standard thing is to present, then them asking questions afterwards. Then experience questions. I'm not a data analyst, although I've used data before (so perhaps in uni where you've collected data for a project?/ thesis?).
Although I have no idea how I did in the strength thinking back 😅 sorry, it's hard to gauge what they actually mark those on.
You did well in the initial application stage, so there's obviously some experience they like. They said a lot of people applied. This is a role where they train you up into that position also, so they are looking for potential aswell.
Hope it goes well for you (and the others in this thread) 👌

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uhribe

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Original post by E-Stit

Were those the tax compliance officer roles?

yes

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OP

Had my interview too. Phew wasnt one of my best interviews but it was the first one i did so i will take it as expeirence.

(edited 3 months ago)

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Original post by Maria1711

Had my interview too. Phew wasnt one of my best interviews but it was the first one i did so i will take it as expeirence. But they did say can take end of sept to early oct to hear back and successful candidate start in december.. i didnt enquire about the start date. So do i keep hope or start looking for something else 😂

Yeah, they said mid to late September we'll find out.. I worked out there would've been about 56 interview times (but guessing there might be about 2 to 3 teams doing the interviews at those slots).
Always keep looking on the cs jobs site, but you might be overcrtitical on yourself and done as well a you needed to get the job!

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Rexy5382#

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Anyone who did the interview. How long were you given to answer the questions in section 2?

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uhribe

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Did anyone apply for 311 or 312 then?

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OP

Original post by uhribe

Did anyone apply for 311 or 312 then?

No i didnt. I think i missed all the deadlines trying to prepare for this one.
If anyone hears anything please let us know.

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Original post by uhribe

Did anyone apply for 311 or 312 then?

I didn't, wanted to focus on the data analysts one instead, numbers are more my thing 😅

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Original post by whem

Glad it went well, mine is on the 6th dreading it lol
Were the questions related to the CV and personal statement or scenario based?

How did it go? & @kiarazee21?

(edited 2 months ago)

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kiarazee21

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Original post by E-Stit

How did it go? & @kiarazee21?

It went okayish. Some questions i could have worded better. Nerves got the better of me. Now i think about it i cringe abit lol. Waiting is torture lol. How did yours go

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whem

Original post by E-Stit

How did it go? & @kiarazee21?

Hey, thanks for asking :smile:

Not as great as I was hoping tbh, the data analysis bit wasn't too bad but for the other parts the nerves got the better of me too and I was sleep deprived which never helps lol. Like you said it was quite friendly and well structured and exactly as it states in the email.

Original post by kiarazee21

It went okayish. Some questions i could have worded better. Nerves got the better of me. Now i think about it i cringe abit lol. Waiting is torture lol. How did yours go

Yh honestly waiting is torture I hope we hear back soon

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