DWHAPPY - 26 April 2012
My first six months in the GES has just flown by. It is the mid-year review stage and a chance to reflect on what I’ve done so far and what I want to do next. For those of you making decisions about departmental preferences, let me first say that as an Economist, I’m very happy that I chose to work for DWP. Perhaps more so than any other department, we are involved in designing and implementing policies that have the potential to impact millions of ...Read More
NEET and tidy - 22 February 2012
Hi, my name is Jonny Roberts, an assistant Economist at the Department for Work and Pensions. I’m four months into my first post with the GES and I hope to give you an idea of what it’s like to work here. As a quick introduction, I graduated from Essex University in 2008 with a BSc in Economics before going onto to complete my MSc in 2010. The department was my first choice as I’m interested in the design of the welfare system and its ability to lift ...Read More