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- Julie's experience as an apprenticeHear from Julie Kanaan, a former Level 5 Coaching apprentice in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
- Alison and Dave's life in HMRCHear from Alison and Dave about what it's like to work within Customer Strategy & Tax Design in HMRC.
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Career Matcher

Finding a career can be overwhelming. Our matching tool can help guide you.

It takes less than 5 minutes
It shows you areas in the Civil Service that could be a good fit for you

What would you be motivated by?

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Finding Solutions

Providing the information that people need to make effective decisions

Securing excellent international trade deals for the UK

Maintaining and sharing public records to help people make decisions

Ensuring changes are legal, just, and fair

Solving the government’s most complex challenges

Creating Change

Keeping the public informed on key issues

Building world-leading digital services

Creating workplaces where people from all walks of life can flourish

Helping people get the most out of public services

Delivering projects that have a real impact on people’s lives

Managing Progress

Helping public services grow cost-effectively

Protecting the public from economic crime

Ensuring that taxpayers’ money is spent effectively

Bringing communities together with buildings that put people first

Keeping the nation and its people safe

Which of these would you enjoy doing?

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Finding Solutions

Carrying out research and analysis to guide decisions

Negotiating and delivering international trade deals

Classifying, storing, and protecting public records

Providing legal guidance to enable improvements to public services

Turning the government’s priorities into action plans

Creating Change

Taking complex information and making it easy to understand

Launching a website that makes a public service easier to use

Finding the right people, with the right skills, for the right jobs

Providing the support that people need to use public services

Leading a team to achieve a shared goal

Managing Progress

Buying and selling goods and services for the Government in a cost-effective way

Gathering and reviewing evidence to detect fraud

Providing financial advice to make public services more cost-effective

Managing the buildings that enable public services to run smoothly

Protecting online public services from cyber attacks

Which of these careers are you interested in?

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Accountancy, banking and finance

Business, consulting and management

Charity and voluntary work

Creative arts and design

Energy and utilities

Engineering and manufacturing

Environment and agriculture

Healthcare

Hospitality and events management

Information technology and data

Law

Law enforcement, investigation and security

Leisure, sport and tourism

Marketing, advertising and PR

Media and internet

Property and construction

Psychology

Public services and administration

Recruitment and HR

Retail

Sales, commercial and international trade

Science, research and pharmaceuticals

Social care

Teacher training and education

Transport and logistics

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