Boats, Jobs and Cake - 05 May 2011
Last month I shadowed the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) HR Business Partner team in Southampton for three days. I wanted to understand how HR works in an operational environment, and decided that the best way to do this would be to set up this visit. The visit was hugely beneficial. The team set up an extensive agenda so that I was able to see the different challenges of working in operational HR. MCA provides maritime search and rescue ...Read More
Life in the fast lane - 06 April 2011
Life as a HR Fast Streamer is a busy one; the Department for Transport has been one of the first Government Departments to cut their admin budget, which makes HR an extremely busy and exciting area to be working in. I have attended several ‘moderation meetings’, where Directors from each group - anything from Finance, to Aviation and Transport Security - discuss job roles in the Department’s new structure and allocate people to posts. I have been able ...Read More
Learning and Development - 15 February 2011
Since my last blog I have been extremely busy - my Department are currently going through a major change programme, and working in HR, I have been heavily involved in the restructuring process. As you may know, restructuring is happening in almost all Government Departments, making it both a challenging and exciting time to be working as a Civil Servant. I have now been in my current role for 5 months, and have really settled in well with my ...Read More
So far, so good - 07 December 2010
I joined the HR Fast Stream this September, and so far it has certainly lived up to my expectations! Before joining the scheme I studied History at Queen Mary, University of London and then completed a six month HR internship at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Until I worked at DWP I had planned to apply for the Generalist Fast Stream, but the experiences I had during my internship really opened my eyes to a career in HR, and ...Read More