http://www.lgcareers.com Find information about working in local government at LGcareers.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lgcareers.com/news/graduate-employers/ http://www.lgcareers.com/news/graduate-employers/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:26:35 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=3547

The Guardian and Target Jobs have recently published their UK300 – the list of the 300 most popular graduate employers as voted for by students and graduates. Students are asked which career sectors interest them the most and which organisations within those sectors they most want to work for.  The survey ranks the 300 best [...] Related entries:

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The recent Focus on graduate jobs survey conducted by YouGov for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that, of the 700 graduates in employment asked, nearly 60 per cent were not currently working in an occupation related to their degree. Survey highlights: 58 per cent of respondents said they were unable to [...] Related entries:

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Local government may have a reputation of red tape, men in grey suits and a life of being stuck behind a desk but I’ve found it to be a stimulating, varied and, whisper it quietly, exciting environment. I have also met many friendly and inspirational characters who will go out of their way to help [...] No related posts.]]> http://www.lgcareers.com/news/blog/gradblog-3months/feed/ 1 http://www.lgcareers.com/news/grad-perceptions/ http://www.lgcareers.com/news/grad-perceptions/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:07:04 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=2750

Graduates Yorkshire is social enterprise that works with local government on talent and workforce development. The slideshow below reveals the outcome of some research into graduate perceptions of working in local government in the Yorkshire area. Graduates In Yorkshire View more presentations from Dominic Campbell. Are these views shared by others around the country? We’d [...] Related entries:

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DirectGov has launched a new initiative for students. With exam results looming, the new government scheme, the ‘What’s next?’ programme, is the perfect tool to help students in the direction they want to go after education. This website is ideal for students who have left school or college or have even graduated from university. The [...] No related posts.]]> http://www.lgcareers.com/news/whatsnext/feed/ 0 http://www.lgcareers.com/news/2009-ngdp-alumni-conference/ http://www.lgcareers.com/news/2009-ngdp-alumni-conference/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:37:09 +0000 admin http://www.lgcareers.com/the-2009-national-graduate-development-programme-ngdp-alumni-conference/

Talent is not enough: developing a career in challenging times Thursday 18 to Friday 19 June 2009 The Sage, Newcastle Gateshead, NE8 2JR Are you wondering what your next steps on the local government career ladder should be? Do you want to find out more about working within a changing political landscape and how this [...] Related entries:

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Congratulations to the national graduate development programme for local government (ngdp), which last week won a Recruitment Advertising Award for a short film promoting the work that trainees on the programme get involved with. The award was for Best Work of the Year. The judges found the video “Building a wall” a simple, but moving [...] Related entries:

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Have you been following our local government graduate on Twitter? Find out about what it’s like to work in a local council on the national graduate development programme (ngdp) real time! Read more about local government grad here. Also – why not become a fan of LGjobs on facebook and tell us what you think [...] Related entries:

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English Heritage launches new trainee scheme for graduates in archaeology, history, conservation, planning, urban design or environmental sciences, and/or those who have substantial practical work experience in a heritage discipline (such as archaeology, specialist planning or buildings’ history). The new initiative is for historic environment practitioners – the Historic Environment Traineeship (HET) Scheme. Up to [...] Related entries:

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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 [...] Related entries:

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