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Graduate Public Sector Jobs

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The public sector is one of the country’s biggest recruiters, and the Army alone is Britain’s largest employer.

There are a vast number of graduate jobs available, including roles in the Civil Service, Local Government, and the European Union.

Many graduate jobs are almost exclusive to the public sector, as the majority of teachers, librarians, and public safety professionals work in government agencies. However, there are also graduate careers for lawyers, IT professionals, policy makers and many others.

The public sector attracts a lot of graduates, all keen to give something back to society and make a difference. But if money is all that drives you, then the public sector will probably not appeal. On the flipside, career progression - particularly on the graduate ‘fast-track’ schemes - can be swift. However, be warned: competition for these roles is fierce.

Some of the graduate careers available in this sector:

Local Government: Education I Social Services I Property Services I Environmental Services I Leisure Services I Emergency Services I Civil Service: Department of Health I Food Standards Agency I GCHQ I Ministry of Defence


 

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Essex County Council Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Local Authorities working toge... more
Rochdale County Council As the largest employer in the Borough, we have hundreds of vacanc... more
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Graduate Public Sector Case Studies

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Helen Lesowiec - management trainee - local government

I am based at Reading Borough Council and am currently on my fourth placement - I have previously worked in Business Transformation, Environmental Health and Culture, and I am now working in the School Improvement Team, looking at ways of raising attainment at Key Stage 2. ... more

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Frieza Mahmood - HR Manager, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust

The NHS takes a broad view of diversity and is working in partnership with Rare and EmployAbility, aiming to increase the diversity of its graduate programme intake.. The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) recognise this, awarding the NHS the ‘Best Of The Best’ and the ‘Graduate Selection and Assessment’ awards in 2007, competing against the 700-strong membership of graduate recruiters and employers from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. ... more

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Sachin Shah - Civil Service Fast Stream Programme

I am based in the Home Office. As part of the programme I undertake a series of posts of around a year in length each. I am currently on my second post, which is as Team Leader and Workflow Manager for a team working on clearing the backlog of asylum cases. I line manage 11 caseworkers and plan their work so that they can meet some very challenging team performance targets. ... more

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Ravi - Real World Diversity - Ethnic Minorities - MI5

Before I applied I thought it might be hard not telling people about my job. Then I realised that at university I didn’t really talk much about my work and my father was really supportive. Being discreet, honest and having integrity is important for everyone who works for MI5. ... more

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