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    Civil Service United Kingdom Reviews

    Updated Sep 12, 2019

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    Found 171 reviews

    3.7
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    77%
    Approve of CEO
    Civil Service United Kingdom CEO Sir Jeremy Heywood
    Sir Jeremy Heywood
    42 Ratings
    Pros
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    • "Wage for similar roles in private sector are higher, but the non-numerative benefits more than compensate this in my opinion" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Career progression, bureaucracy and salary" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Great"

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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Administrative in Leeds, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Everything was awesome and excellent

      Cons

      Nothing to say. Just brilliant

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-09-02

    2. "SDIP Intern 2019"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Intern 
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time

      Pros

      able to explore other departments not just where you are placed through networking events and central events generous pay for the internship good intern community doing high profile work at such a early stage in your career flexible working - working from home also

      Cons

      department preferences seem to be widely ignored

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-09-11
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    3. "Yes"

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      Current Employee - Civil Servant 

      I have been working at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time

      Pros

      Pros are work life balance

      Cons

      Not many cons to observe

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-08-31

    4. "Not as good as could be"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Bristol, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good people on same level

      Cons

      Bad management, poor pay for equivalent private sector work.

      Advice to Management

      Hands are tied, but try what you can.

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-09-03

    5. "working in the civil service"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Advisor 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time

      Pros

      flexible, interesting, challenging, political, progression opportunities

      Cons

      too much bureaucracy, not enough impact

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-09-01

    6. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager 

      I have been working at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work at

      Cons

      Could be better to work at

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-08-16

    7. "Horrible environment"

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      Former Employee - Policy Advisor in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      -Good HR policies that if implemented would make it a good place to work -Some nice people around

      Cons

      -No salary progression unless you get promoted. They don't make this clear in the hiring process and when they advertise a salary range. You should expect to be at the bottom of the salary range and will stay there until promoted. -That brings me to the fact that people are not always promoted on merit and there are some really incompetent people on higher grades. -Although they advertise and shout about how they... don't allow bullying, it's happening and no serious measures are taken. -You get no real responsibility and you have no ownership of your work.

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      Advice to Management

      Get rid of incompetent G6s and make sure the policies are implemented.

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-09-12

    8. "Excellent Scheme"

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      Former Employee - Sandwich Student in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Worked with the GES as an intern also as part of my degree. Excellent learning opportunity.

      Cons

      Hot desking is an issue.

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-07-29

    9. "Job Satisfaction"

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      Former Employee - Work Coach EO in London, England

      I worked at Civil Service United Kingdom part-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      being able to help people when they are at their lowest

      Cons

      lots of procedures and guidance that must be adhered to

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-07-10

    10. "Civil Service Grade 7"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Civil Servant in London, England
      Recommends

      I have been working at Civil Service United Kingdom full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good flexible working policies. Good training and development opportunities.

      Cons

      Can be hierarchical. Unnecessary bureaucracy. Slow decision making processes.

      Civil Service United Kingdom2019-07-08
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