Economist & Policy Analyst Graduate Role

@gmor96 I received a phone call last week from PAS requesting further documents. I asked how far they are through the panel and they told me that they’re at me basically since their starting clearance. But I think they’ve started clearance with everyone from Batch 1 that is on this forum. So not much new information.

@DW92 Got told the same reply when they rang me asking for additional documents at the end of March. But I do know of someone from Batch 1 that started, but not sure where they were placed.

Congrats! Did they tell you what department you have been assigned to? I'm yet to hear anything back from them, hopefully this week some time. The wait is excruciating!! 😂

Is this a graduate role in name only? I've observed some LinkedIn accounts of people who have this job and there seems to be a trend of them having several years of professional level experience prior to starting. What are the chances of a recent graduate fresh out of college with the likes of just bar/retail work getting this job?

I'm noticing this a lot within the Policy sector; a real lack of true entry level graduate roles, with most jobs specifying at least 2-3 years of professional experience within the sector.

Thanks. I have a Masters in Public Policy, but that only merited 23 points (barely the passing mark) in the 'Relevant knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience' section. That's tied in to my point, in that you would assume the only way to receive a higher score in that particular section is to have further professional experience. Or maybe, it's that qualifications in Economics hold more weight than Public Policy qualifications in the minds of the assessors.

Admittedly, I did not pass the test section (information/data analysis), so perhaps someone with a strong score in that would compensate for a score similar to mine in the first section.

I don't know if the final section, 'Delivery of Results', was based on the test or something else.

I've a master in Policy Analysis myself, I also do have working experience even though in fields that not related to this. As per the job description they were seeking graduates on Social Sciences or Economics, overall I'd say they look for people skilled in quantitative analysis.

I got a bit mixed up. The test was actually Stage 1 (Numerical Reasoning), which I passed. The section you are referring to was Stage 2. I don't remember that section too well, only have vague memories of doing the Stage 1 test, as I did them around 6-7 months ago.

Im also in Batch 3. From what I understand all of Batch 1 and Batch 2 have to be assigned before they get to us. I'm personally not holding out much hope but fingers crossed!