Graduate Public Sector Jobs
Public Sector
Start salary: £17,000-£21,000
Professional salary: £30,000-£51,000
Required qualifications: A minimum 2.2 in any subject
Jobs available: Over 6 million people working in the public sector, a decrease of -1.5% from 2010
Whilst it's one of the biggest sectors, it's shrinking at the moment and looks to be going down even further.
Working in the public sector covers a wide range of careers from teaching and working in the NHS to the military, intelligence services and civil service which includes local and national government. Naturally this branches down into an enormous number of actual job roles from lawyers, care workers and policy makers.
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, and other benefits - such as holidays - are notoriously good. However, be warned: competition for these roles is fiercer now than it's ever been.
Graduate Public Sector Employers
| nucleargraduates | The UK’s nuclear industry is facing its biggest challenge in... | more |
| Cambridge City Council | Cambridge is a vibrant city and is a great place to live, work and... | more |
| NHS | Employing 1.3 million people and responsible for an annual budget ... | more |
| RAF | You’re in your final year at university. So what do you want... | more |
| Army | 85% of officer cadets at Sandhurst have graduated from university.... | more |
| DSTL | Graduate opportunities with profiles can be found at Graduate Vaca... | more |
| Cipfa | CIPFA is one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the... | more |
| MI5 | We are responsible for protecting the country against covertly org... | more |
| 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 |
Latest Graduate Public Sector Jobs
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| Just graduated? Looking for the best way into banking and fi... | Quartic Training | 31 Jan 2010 |
Graduate Public Sector Case Studies
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Rebecca Major - Senior BarristerI defend the Home Office when people bring legal challenges against immigration decisions. My work consists mostly of defending applications for judicial review in the High Court ... more |
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Helen Lesowiec - management trainee - local governmentI 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 TrustThe 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 ProgrammeI 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 |
Graduate Public Sector Advice
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Nailing That Position- Top Tips for Getting Picked For Graduate Training Schemes If you’re currently stressing over applying for and going for interview... more |
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