Where challenges can shape your future
I am a student of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. I applied for the Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship Programme to appreciate what it means to work in the...
View ArticleWork life balance
When I joined the Fast Stream in October 2016 I had just left university (plus the four months of summer holidays) and found full time work a slight shock to the system. I couldn’t quite believe that...
View ArticleHolyrood and Whitehall
When I applied for the Fast Stream, I had an impression of Whitehall being a big scary place and, while I was very keen on the idea of public service, I wasn’t sure if that’s where I wanted to work....
View ArticleI wonder where they are going to send me?
I remember very clearly the day I found out I had secured a place on the Commercial Fast Stream. The first thing I said to my Mum on the phone was “I wonder where they are going to send me…” with...
View ArticleLessons from my time in Private Office
Being allocated a Private Office role in my first posting was, in a word, daunting. I didn’t even know what a 2nd Perm Sec was (perhaps a junior secretary of some sort with a lavish, and out-dated...
View ArticleMore than just crunching numbers: a crash course in analysis
As a generalist fast streamer, I was lucky to have the opportunity to experience working in an analytical division, alongside statisticians, economists and social and operational researchers, during a...
View ArticleInternational focus
Many people think the Diplomatic Stream is the only opportunity for Fast Streamers to be involved in exciting internationally focused roles. In fact, lots of departments across the Civil Service have...
View ArticleWe make the news
Before I joined the Government Communications Service Fast Stream last October, I had no idea of the scale and range of the communications delivered by government. Across Whitehall and across the...
View ArticleYes, Prime Minister
I’m shooting for the ultimate cliché of attachment to the civil service - my first exposure to the organisation was in acting in a university adaption of “Yes, Prime Minister”, where as Jim Hacker I...
View ArticleFrom researching attitudes to working on the new Integration Strategy
I joined the Generalist Fast Stream in October 2016 straight after graduating from the University of Bath. Getting a place on the Fast Stream was a massive surprise – I never expected to be successful...
View ArticleWhere challenges can shape your future
I am a student of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. I applied for the Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship Programme to appreciate what it means to work in the...
View ArticleWork life balance
When I joined the Fast Stream in October 2016 I had just left university (plus the four months of summer holidays) and found full time work a slight shock to the system. I couldn’t quite believe that...
View ArticleHolyrood and Whitehall
When I applied for the Fast Stream, I had an impression of Whitehall being a big scary place and, while I was very keen on the idea of public service, I wasn’t sure if that’s where I wanted to work....
View ArticleI wonder where they are going to send me?
I remember very clearly the day I found out I had secured a place on the Commercial Fast Stream. The first thing I said to my Mum on the phone was “I wonder where they are going to send me…” with...
View ArticleLessons from my time in Private Office
Being allocated a Private Office role in my first posting was, in a word, daunting. I didn’t even know what a 2nd Perm Sec was (perhaps a junior secretary of some sort with a lavish, and out-dated...
View ArticleMore than just crunching numbers: a crash course in analysis
As a generalist fast streamer, I was lucky to have the opportunity to experience working in an analytical division, alongside statisticians, economists and social and operational researchers, during a...
View ArticleInternational focus
Many people think the Diplomatic Stream is the only opportunity for Fast Streamers to be involved in exciting internationally focused roles. In fact, lots of departments across the Civil Service have...
View ArticleWe make the news
Before I joined the Government Communications Service Fast Stream last October, I had no idea of the scale and range of the communications delivered by government. Across Whitehall and across the...
View ArticleYes, Prime Minister
I’m shooting for the ultimate cliché of attachment to the civil service - my first exposure to the organisation was in acting in a university adaption of “Yes, Prime Minister”, where as Jim Hacker I...
View ArticleFrom researching attitudes to working on the new Integration Strategy
I joined the Generalist Fast Stream in October 2016 straight after graduating from the University of Bath. Getting a place on the Fast Stream was a massive surprise – I never expected to be successful...
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