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The following is a Graduate Review for DSTL.

DSTL scores 3.3/5 based on 392 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

The flexibility with my hours and the training/wider awareness opportunities I have been given. As well as the unique work offered.

As part of the graduate scheme, I will complete a 6-month secondment to a company that we work with, allowing me to see the way our work is implemented and aids our partners in industry.

Worst

Sometimes the work can be limited by the graduate scheme structure, which means you only spend 6 months in a team at a time.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:00

Finish: 16:00

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

Make sure to look up the civil service competencies beforehand and structure your application answers in a way that demonstrates these clearly.

Do you have any interview tips?

Read some recent news around the defence industry and make sure to speak your thought process when answering technical questions. They want to see how you think and work through a problem.

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