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The following is a Graduate Review for DSTL.

DSTL scores 3.3/5 based on 376 reviews.

All reviews are based exclusively on results of feedback from employees from DSTL. Employees are asked to rate DSTL on a wide range of work place topics, which is broken down through star ratings on the right hand side.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Interesting work. Flexible working hours. Good location near to London (based at Fort Halstead).

Worst

Poor high level management trickles down to make finding work to do difficult at times. Poor salary for the area, the placement student salary is competitive for most jobs, however living so close to London the price of living is sufficiently high that the salary barely covers living costs for the area.

The bureaucracy of working for government can't be understated. Although placement students are given as little admin work as possible, the slow decision making of management often impacts our ability to find work to do.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £15,000 - £17,000

Current salary: £15,000 - £17,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:00

Finish: 17:30

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Don't get put off by the bureaucracy.

Do you have any interview tips?

Know the company well. Expect technical based questions relevant to the group you're applying to.

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