I want to go back to the Civil Service!

Andy_L

Public sector jobs tend to have a wide pay range for the same job (eg £21-31K for mine). What they offer you depends on interview performance, qualifications & experiance, the local job market & how much existing employees will be hacked off if they pay you more than them.

Depending on how popular the job was you can try negotiating & you ay get more or they may give the job to someone else

boltonangel

have you tried https://www.jobsgopublic.com

London_Exile

Horace, I've got quite a few friends in the FSA. One's gone from EO to SEO, but it's taken him about 5 years. I actually applied for an internal job up there a few years ago.

Tori_Bellatrix

How do you move up the ranks in the Civil Service, i.e. from HEO to SEO .. Is it based on merit or a formal interview type thing?

London_Exile

Depends, you can move on promo, get TARA and end up being made perm at the higher grade. Back in the day you needed a promo marking in your annual report to move on to the next level. Now it's about whether you have the skills to do that job.

Most interviews in the CS are interview boards - normally three people, one of which will be the line manager and someone from HR.

London_Exile

That said I know of someone who has gone from a casual\temp to HEO without ever having to sit a board! the jammy git!

Tori_Bellatrix

Does anyone know if the Civil Service offer Assisted Car Purchase Schemes?

brazilianwax

Definitely not.

Bikes, yes. Season tickets (trains) yes.

Cars, no.

Tori_Bellatrix

brazilianwax wrote: »

Definitely not.

Bikes, yes. Season tickets (trains) yes.

Cars, no.

Thanks for this. I've just finished working for local government and they offered the scheme so i just wondered if it was available.