Statistical Analyst Review

by Department of Health

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Definitely enjoyed every minute!

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I wasn't viewed as the 'student' at all

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Considering I'm pretty awful at stats the amount I have progressed in this year is dumbfounding! my line manager, his manager, and the rest of my team were absolutely amazing from start to finish.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • No strict deadlines. if I wanted to be busy there was always stuff to do but if I for example had a heavy night the night before I could chill for the day.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I worked in medicines pharmacy and drugs, £15billion of the department's budget went here - I was (in partnership with my line manager) in charge of around £4bn

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Its fair to say I was useless before I started - now I cannot myself believe how much I've come along

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Relaxed, chilled

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very good opportunities etc

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As I said before I was literally just another member of the team, I had a training budget, went to Leeds a few times where everything was payed for.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • the government fast stream is very competitive, well paid and the security in civil service is brilliant

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • we all had to organise the analyst's Christmas party which forced us all together the first couple of months, there is about 15 of us split between NHSE and DH, so we got together a bit after that

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Pretty expensive as would be expected from London, but the wages reflect this so you can definitely live comfortably

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not really for students, only if we organised them ourselves

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

London

May 2015

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