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I am a recent graduate and since I dont have relevant work experience I want to apply for AA/AO roles within the Civil Service. How long will it take me to get promoted to EO/HEO roles once I am in?

Reply 1

Monarchnord

Original post by BTS_biased

I am a recent graduate and since I dont have relevant work experience I want to apply for AA/AO roles within the Civil Service. How long will it take me to get promoted to EO/HEO roles once I am in?

That depends on your drive and what opportunities are available. If you perform well in your role, you could expect to be promoted to an executive role within a few years.

Reply 2

wonderwheels

Many graduates come in at HEO. If you have experience from other activities such as volunteering you can use this for examples as you would employment experience. Don't automatically restrict yourself you the lowest grade, submit an application at different levels to see how you do and get a feel for where your gaps are.

Reply 3

BTS_biased

Original post by wonderwheels

Would they accept volunteering and summer internships/

Reply 4

wonderwheels

Original post by BTS_biased

Would they accept volunteering and summer internships/

Yes. It's the actions you took and the skill you learned that matter not the context.

Reply 5

Quady

Original post by BTS_biased

I am a recent graduate and since I dont have relevant work experience I want to apply for AA/AO roles within the Civil Service. How long will it take me to get promoted to EO/HEO roles once I am in?

Are you any good?

Reply 6

BTS_biased

Original post by Quady

Are you any good?

what do you mean?

Reply 7

Quady

Original post by BTS_biased

what do you mean?

Well if you're crap then you can stay at admin level for your entire career.

If you're very good you can enter at HEO/SEO and be in the SCS by the time you're 30.

Asking how long it'll take for you to be promoted is pointless. We dont know if you're any good.

Reply 8

BTS_biased

Original post by Quady

What do they use to judge whether you are good enough? Are there any specific tests?

Reply 9

Quady

Original post by BTS_biased

What do they use to judge whether you are good enough? Are there any specific tests?

Typically a competancy based written application, interview and presentation.

Reply 10

OnceUponAStudent

It's not like the private sector where you can expect to have X years experience at a level, then they'll consider you for the next level working your way up. Current way of recruitment is all about competencies (behaviours). If you have the right experience from whatever source to demonstrate the competency, there's nothing stopping you from going in at HEO/SEO level directly, or jumping grades from say AO to HEO or HEO to Grade 7 though those would usually involves moving government department.

Sideway movement within the same government department can be restricted with minimum time in current role, but there's no restriction if you're applying for promotion, especially to other governement department. If you're trying to move up within the same team, they may expect most of your behaviours example to come from your current role, less of an issue if you're jumping between different government departments.