Graduate Scientist, CTS at DSTL

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

A lot of control over my own research, with little restraint as to where I can focus my efforts.

Worst

The best thing is also the worst thing, the lack of oversight of my research direction can sometimes become frustrating and confusing. If I am having a bad day I sometimes wish that I was told a bit more explicitly what to do.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £21,000 - £23,000

Current salary: £23,000 - £25,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 16:30

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

Report writing and communication skills have been incredibly useful in my role to date, so would perhaps be useful in the application. Keeping track of my own tasks and taking charge of my role have been required skills, so examples of where you have had to work independently as a part of a team would also look good.

Do you have any interview tips?

The questions I was asked seemed based on my CV, including some programming and physics-related questions. Although it was quite a while ago now and I can't remember the HR questions particularly well. Relax and come across positively, this will be much more effective than being a stoic and answering everything well. My interviewers are now people on my team so were also looking for a colleague, not just someone who is all singing and dancing.