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Getting a job in the civil service

Hi all

Does anybody know if it is easy to get a job in the civil service? Do they recruit all year round or during certain months of the year?

I heard the salary in the civil service is not as good as the private sector. Is that true?

Finally, I once did a google search on 'jobs in civil service' and it came up with a very large number of websites. Can somebody advice what is the best way of locating the 'best' sites for recruitment in the civil service, or is it just a matter of going through each site and ignoring ones that don't seem very good and book marking the ones which seem good (which could take all day!!)?

Thanks in advance for your response.

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  • tonypop
    tonypop Posts: 152 Forumite
    It will be near enough impossible to get a permenant position,and Im sure the new coalition government will be laying many off soon,so I would maybe look elsewhere for now
  • paulwf
    paulwf Posts: 3,269 Forumite
    Are you aware the new government is about to decimate the civil service? By decimate I mean scenarios are being drawn up for cuts as much as 40% in some departments.

    Of course front line services will get off more lightly but it makes all your questions irrelevant. I doubt there will be recruitment in the mainstream civil service for a very long time.

    Sorry.
  • samomoi
    samomoi Posts: 3 Newbie
    Hi all

    Does anybody know if it is easy to get a job in the civil service? Do they recruit all year round or during certain months of the year?

    I heard the salary in the civil service is not as good as the private sector. Is that true?

    Finally, I once did a google search on 'jobs in civil service' and it came up with a very large number of websites. Can somebody advice what is the best way of locating the 'best' sites for recruitment in the civil service, or is it just a matter of going through each site and ignoring ones that don't seem very good and book marking the ones which seem good (which could take all day!!)?

    Thanks in advance for your response.

    hi!!!!!!!!!!
    you must tell us what kind of job do you want if need realy an help.
  • v0id
    v0id Posts: 36 Forumite
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