The public sector - an employer of choice

GTI’s 2008 employer of choice survey for the public sector uses data gathered from over 4500 students and graduates who stated that the public sector was one of the areas, in which they were interested in working.

Some general trends showed that graduates wishing to work in the public sector were:

  • from a diverse range of degree backgrounds, with the most likely being medicine, dentistry, history, philosophy or social studies;
  • possibly considering careers in other sectors such as scientific research and development, the media, publishing and printing;
  • likely to have researched careers in some depth;
  • likely to consider work/life balance when choosing an employer.

    • As a large recruiter in the public sector, local government, with over 2 million employees, is keen to attract people from a diverse range of backgrounds, with many different skills and experiences. If you’ve never thought about working for local government, think again! There are over 600 occupational groups to choose from, such as finance, IT, marketing, research, policy development, environmental health, social work, planning and much much more.

    To find out more about the kind of careers on offer in local government, visit the career descriptions section.

    To search for current job vacancies in local government, visit our jobs website.

    To find out more about the national graduate development programme for local government, visit the ngdp website.

    To register with the local government talent pool for graduates, visit the talent pool website.

    To read the GTI employer of choice surveys in full, visit the GTI website.

    Posted: June 17th, 2008 under careers, jobs, talent.