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Amey

Business Improvement Graduate, Performance and Operations at Amey

Application Advice: A lot of it is dependent on which scheme you are going for. Research the company and the main competitors. Prepare examples for the company's core values.

Interview Advice: Be confident but not aggressively so. Have a sound knowledge of Amey's core principles and main competitors as well as knowledge of all Amey's divisions and variety of work. Particular focus should be given to the Target Zero campaign for Health and Safety.

Industry: Analyst

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Civil Service Fast Stream

Civil Service Fast Stream

Application Advice: Practice online tests. Apply again if you don't succeed the first time.

Interview Advice: It's all competency based so read the civil service competency framework.

Industry: Analyst

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Civil Service Fast Stream

Civil Service Fast Streamer, HMRC at Civil Service Fast Stream

Application Advice: Practice, practice, practice the numerical and verbal reasoning tests.

Interview Advice: Read the Civil Service Competency Framework over and over again, and then link back to competencies in the interviews. Be enthusiastic!

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Private Secretary, National Statisticians Office at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Practice makes perfect!

Interview Advice: Don't be intimidated! The application process can be daunting, but it is really friendly and they all want you to do well.

Industry: Analyst

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Civil Service Fast Stream

Statistical officer, Migration statistics at Civil Service Fast Stream

Application Advice: Give solid examples about how you meet the competencies. Make the examples quantifiable where possible. If you have the experience required for the role, you have a strong chance in getting it. If you happen to have a stats/maths degree, this role is definitely within reach. Draw on the complex things you have encountered in your degree, and present them in a simplified and uncomplicated way to show your deep level of understanding.

Interview Advice: Read about the civil service values and understand how they relate to the position. Honesty, impartiality and integrity are crucial in government statistics, and understanding these principles will really help in interview and in the role. Be ready to answer questions about maths/stats at interview! Go over basic statistical concepts and practice explaining them to someone who may not come from a stats background. Familiarise yourself with the competencies you will be assessed on, and prepare topics/examples to talk about. Talk about projects you are involved in which aren't necessarily stats based, but which demonstrate the civil service values (such as volunteering).

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Statistician, Department For International Development at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Practice the maths and English assesment just before you do the actual one. It will warm you up.

Interview Advice: A lot of different tests as it was Fast stream. Combination of normal fast stream stuff and a statistical assesment. Example questions: Difference between bar chart and histogram. Explain OLS.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Statistician, Evidence and Analysis Unit at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Do it! Government is a great place to work because of the variety of areas in which you can work, and because almost everyone you'll work with really cares about what they're doing and delivering a great service.

Interview Advice: Do your homework and practice writing and delivering arguments.

Industry: Analyst

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Civil Service Fast Stream

Assistant Statistician, Department for Transport at Civil Service Fast Stream

Application Advice: When giving examples of your experience, think about the impact of the work you did, and how you could have done things differently. When you're writing about your analytical experience, don't just quote that you had a high mark on an exam or a piece of coursework at university; give examples of projects, how you chose specific techniques, how you checked that your methods were sound, etc. Specific examples are always better than generic statements.

Interview Advice: Again, give specific examples of your experience. Think about why you've chosen the civil service and why you've chosen your specific scheme.

Industry: Analyst

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DSTL

Analyst, Geopolitical analysis at DSTL

Interview Advice: Read (and understand) what is in the news for a sustained period. The interviewer will want to know how you analyse trends - it is not good enough just to repeat today's headlines.

Industry: Analyst

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DSTL

Graduate Analyst, Operational Analysis at DSTL

Application Advice: Fill out the competency questions properly.

Interview Advice: Read up about the lab and defence in general. Go over your application so you can prepare for the competency part of the interview.

Industry: Analyst

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DSTL

Graduate Analyst, Tactical and Medical Logistical Analysis at DSTL

Application Advice: Be aware of current affairs and have broad horizons as the nature of the work is diverse. Degree knowledge alone won't stand you out from other applicants - be ready to apply broader skills or knowledge to new scenarios.

Interview Advice: My interview was quite intimate and not conducted in a large room with a large panel, just two employees in a small room and followed a short presentation. I was asked to prepare an area of study/work that I had conducted, delivered and enjoyed. This was then followed by current affairs questions and a couple of short technical questions.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Statistician, at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Be yourself. Look at competency framework and make sure you show yourself in such a way as to demonstrate the capabilities required.

Interview Advice: Make it clear what *you* have done - if you say 'we' for everything, it's impossible to pin down your contribution (my interviewer made me re-answer questions to be specific about my role in situations). This can feel a bit uncomfortable if you're not the sort of person who likes telling everyone how great they are, but it isn't about showing off, it's about telling the interviewer what you specifically did in a situation.

Industry: Analyst

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Capita

Business Change Consultant, MoJ Electronic Monitoring at Capita

Application Advice: Give as much detail/examples as possible in your answers and try to bring your personality through in your application.

Interview Advice: Back up everything that you say with an example. If, like in my case you have to attend an assessment centre, be yourself throughout the day and take every opportunity to network.

Industry: Analyst

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Capita

Lead the Way Graduate – Finance, Local Government Services at Capita

Application Advice: Read the job description and ensure that you highlight the experiences and aspects of your personality which relate to the requirements. The main aspect of this job is being a future leader so make sure you can get across why you will be able to do this.

Interview Advice: I remember being asked where I wanted to be in 5 years times and the other questions were similar to those which you would expect from a generic interview. Look these up online for examples.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Strategy Advisor, Strategy Unit at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: You need a solid grounding in data and analysis, but this can come from all kinds of degrees, don't think you need to have done Mathematics or Statistics to apply. The roles of most GSS members are not pure stats either, so you don't have to be deeply knowledgeable or passionate about methodology or the more technical aspects of statistics to succeed.

Interview Advice: Have some good examples to hand of how you have used analysis and show that you understand the whole process: from defining the question, collecting the data, cleaning it, conducting analysis, and presenting or communicating it. This can come from studies work or anywhere, you just need to show that you were able to understand a problem and use what you know to find solutions

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

, at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Prepare thoroughly on statistical knowledge and how you used it in the past. Application process involves practical statistical work so be prepared for that as well. Research well what exactly is the job you are applying for. Make sure you meet the criteria.

Interview Advice: Be positive and be yourself. The interviewers are not judging you, they are there to help you so if you know your stuff and have the confidence you will be just fine.

Industry: Analyst

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Civil Service Fast Stream

Family Resources Survey Publication Manager, DWP: Data and Analytics at Civil Service Fast Stream

Application Advice: Freestyle analytical thinking is more important than knowledge of specific techniques once you're in post - but the opposite is true for the interview and application process (at least currently). Brush up on the techniques you know, but don't think you'll just be doing hardcore number-crunching all day, as there's plenty of stakeholder engagement, project management-y things to do as well.

Interview Advice: The group exercise isn't a place for sharks - you'll excel if you're relaxed, engaging with others and communicate well, not just if you get your own way. Before you go in there'll be some rumour murmurs of "they look for hand gestures to show good body language" or other such hokum; don't take these to heart and behave unnaturally!

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Statistician, Surveys at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: I applied through the fast stream. This is a very long process and not many applicants are successful so it's a bit of a commitment. Also the security clearance can take a long time so you may not be able to start immediately. I applied in my last year of university (November- February) and began my post in September.

Interview Advice: Two long days of assessment centres. Asked about work projects I'd managed, experiences handling conflict and working with other people. Lots of written tests- summarising evidence and giving opinions.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

, Defence Economics at Government Statistical Service

Interview Advice: Competency based - ultimately they're scoring you in the area of skills they tell you about beforehand. Revise these areas and make sure you can talk confidently about what they involve and what you've already done. Questions about who you are personally don't really come up and aren't relevant to the scoring.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistician, Property Analytics at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Even though it's an analytical role, you'll only be productive if you have good 'soft' skills as you'll need to collaborate and negotiate a lot, so definitely think about situations where you've successfully applied soft skills in an analytical context.

Interview Advice: I joined through the Fast Stream process. This is daunting but there is plenty of advice around to help with it. My two cents worth, is to just enjoy it if possible!

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistician, Personnel Statistics at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Keep an open mind about which government departments you'd like to work in. Think about trying a range of roles in your early years. In your application talk about things that you've done/how you've applied what you've learned at school/college/university, not just hypotheticals.

Interview Advice: Think about challenges you've had to overcome in projects, especially around dealing with people, e.g. difficult customers, changing priorities.

Industry: Analyst

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Capgemini UK plc

Sales Operations Analyst, Business Opertations at Capgemini UK plc

Application Advice: Collaboration is vital, at Capgemini no one is out for themselves we work as a team.

Interview Advice: Working under pressure. Adaptable to change? Working as part of Team? Experience of trying something new?

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, Home Office at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Read profession and civil service competencies thoroughly and be prepared to give examples of how you meet these.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, Ministry of Justice at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Your statistical ability will be thoroughly checked and is more important than your specific experience.

Interview Advice: Keep technical explanations simple.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Senior Statistical Officer, Marine Management Organisation – Effort Management at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: You have to be prepared to perform against the company competency framework.

Interview Advice: The interviewers are looking for experience in meeting competencies. If you go for a specialist role you need to demonstrate your ability against your professional framework as well as the general one.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, KAI – HMRC at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Write in the STAR format. Use the Civil Service Competency framework to help frame your answers better. Use as much of the 250 word limit as you can.

Interview Advice: Don't be afraid to ask the interviewer to repeat the question or rephrase. Feel free to use the same example multiple times.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistician, at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Know the basics of statistical techniques and think about how you have/ would apply them to real data. Don't be afraid to go basic - first principles are often missed. You need to tell/ show us what you know, preferably through examples, focusing on what you did.

Interview Advice: Don't say "we", say "I"! We want to know what *you* did, not what your team did. Smile. Be confident but don't try to overcomplicate things - as with the application advice, don't neglect first principles.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Higher Statistical Officer, Department for Education at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Most applications within the civil service stick rigidly to the competency framework - make sure you know the keywords from this and exploit it.

Interview Advice: Make sure you can explain what you did in a specific situation and how this is related to the competency framework.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, Forecasting at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Take the time to properly read anything and complete any practice parts that are available. Also, take your time when answering questions and consider what behaviours you show that fit in with the civil service competencies.

Interview Advice: Be yourself and take your time. If you're unsure of a question ask them to repeat it or clarify what they mean.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, Dept for Work & Pensions at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: The guidance provided by the GSS / GSG is comprehensive.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, DWP at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Don't exaggerate your statistical knowledge - be honest about your level of experience as the interviewers will use this information to determine which techniques to test you on at interview.

Interview Advice: Ensure you have concrete examples for each competency. Be prepared to talk about two statistical techniques, including their limitations, assumptions etc.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Higher Statistical Officer, EFA at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Prepare! Particularly for the short statistical test you need to take if going into the statistics profession. Questions are competency based so use STAR and have examples around the competencies they outline.

Interview Advice: "Can you tell me about a time you have improved a process", "Can you explain what a mean is in lay terms", "Can you tell me about linear regression", "Can you tell me about a time you have had to meet work to a required deadline and how you went about doing this"

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Statistical Officer, Fraud, Error and Debt Analysis at Government Statistical Service

Interview Advice: Solid statistical basics are more impressive than flimsy knowledge of advanced techniques. e.g. explain to someone with no statistical knowledge what the term average means.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Data Scientist, Data and Analytics at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Do not put too much emphasis on the context behind when you demostrated a particular skill, but rather what you did and why you did it.

Interview Advice: When answering statistical competencies the interviewer would rather you explain a simpler statistical technique well, than a more complicated statistical technique badly.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Analytical officer, Ofsted at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Be very clear in the application for the competency questions about what you did and what the consequences of your actions are.

Interview Advice: Revise the principles of the statistical tests you mention in the application. Be able to calculate percentages clearly and practice describing the key features of data in tables.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

Assistant Statistician, Scottih Government, Communities Analysis Division at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Apply for any civil service job (within reason), even if it's temporary - you'll learn a lot and once you're in, it will be much easier to get a permanent position.

Interview Advice: Competency based interviews take some getting used to. Practice helps. There are loads of online resources. As for the statistical skills, the technical level of detail is rather low, go for width of knowledge rather than depth.

Industry: Analyst

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Government Statistical Service

, at Government Statistical Service

Application Advice: Give it a go.

Industry: Analyst

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Bank of England

Supervisor, Insurance Supervision at Bank of England

Application Advice: The Bank is not looking for fully accomplished Economists - it is looking for enthusiastic individuals with the right skillsets to help the Bank progress against its objectives. Think about how your skills fit in with the skills and competencies which the Bank is looking for.

Interview Advice: As well as having well practiced competency answers, you should know a bit about the Bank's objectives and some recent news which affects it. Whilst you are not expected to be experts on the Bank's current Monetary Policy, you should at least know some of the key strands of work at the Bank and some areas of recent global news which might affect our work at the Bank.

Industry: Analyst

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Bank of England

Analyst, Banking, Payments & Financial Resilience at Bank of England

Application Advice: Be very precise and concise with your written answers - this is a skill valued at the Bank. The Bank's grad programme isn't about finding amazing economists, so don't pretend to know more than you do. They're looking for a whole range of skills, so show off what your skills are, not what you think they want to see.

Interview Advice: Be yourself - the Bank are looking for well-rounded individuals. Make sure you can back up any point you make with lots of evidence. They may throw in a few difficult questions, but this is just to see how you handle it - there isn't necessarily a 'right' answer. The Bank is a very polite organisation - they're not looking for people who would tread all over anyone to succeed, so don't see any Assessment Centre as a competition - treat those around you with respect and work with them to achieve the best outcome for all of you.

Industry: Analyst

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Bank of England

Analyst/Supervisor, Insurance Supervision at Bank of England

Application Advice: Think about all the different things the Bank does - it may be the case that you are exclusively interested in e.g. Monetary Analysis but only commenting on the various aspects of MA within your application could suggest you are unaware of the many other important aspects of the Bank's work, which will count against you. As with all applications, do your research - visit the Bank's website and read about the current issues which it is facing and incorporate those into how you fill in your application.

Interview Advice: The Bank puts a lot of emphasis on collaboration, so bear in mind in the Group Assessment that how you interact with other members of the Group is just as - if not more - important than individual performance/ideas/opinions in whatever the Group task is.

Industry: Analyst

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DSTL

, at DSTL

Interview Advice: Be yourself, take an interest in the role and don't be afraid to ask lots of questions.

Industry: Analyst

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Transport for London

Commercial Procurement Graduate, Commercial Procurement at Transport for London

Application Advice: Know TfL - the challenges, the political landscape, the projects currently being undertaken. Have relevant examples, I was fortunate enough to have previous procurement experience, but try to relate any examples you have to purchasing, making logical and rationale decisions.

Interview Advice: Don't be overly vocal in the group activity. Be decisive in the group activity - take a viewpoint and try not to be in between decisions. Appreciate and consider why other ideas may be better than yours. Practice your presentation beforehand, make it visual but relevant. Drink coffee - it's a long day.

Industry: Analyst

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