Public Service Recruitment

New head of Argentina’s statistics agency pledges to recruit ‘trustworthy people’

The newly appointed head of Argentina’s official statistics office has pledged to revamp the organisation and hire “trustworthy people” in a bid to improve the agency’s reputation. For years, data […]

It doesn’t have to be this way: Dr. Nasser Siabi’s Vision

Great Britain, says Nasser Siabi, is a global leader in tackling discrimination against disabled people. “The UK is years ahead of the rest of the world,” he says. “The inclusivity […]

Former UK Treasury solicitor Sir Paul Jenkins joins law firm

Former Treasury solicitor and head of the government legal service (GLS) Sir Paul Jenkins has joined a multi-national law firm as associate member. Jenkins, who left the UK civil service […]

Survey reveals Australia’s public servants sceptical over government recruitment practices

The majority of Australia’s public servants believe that appointments are not merit-based, while supervisors are doubtful over the performance management tools available to them, according to the annual public service-wide […]

460,000 graduates shun chance to join Chinese civil service

Almost half a million graduates failed to show up for the Chinese civil service exam with fewer people interested in applying for government posts. A total of 1.39m graduates had […]

Two secretaries resign from Australian government

Two of Australia’s most senior civil servants have announced their resignations this week. Malcolm Turnbull who became Australia’s prime minister after successfully challenging the leadership of Tony Abbott, yesterday announced […]

Senior officials from Malaysia and Singapore to meet at joint seminar

Senior civil servants from Singapore and Malaysia will come together this weekend to discuss innovation and productivity at a joint event aimed at strengthening both countries’ ties. The seventh joint seminar, […]

Wayne Wouters to join Blackberry’s board of directors in Canada

Canada’s former top civil servant Wayne Wouters has been appointed to the board of directors at Blackberry, the smartphone company. Wouters, who retired as clerk of the Privy Council in […]

Government ranked as one of Britain’s best graduate employers

The British government’s Civil Service Fast Stream has been ranked among the country’s top five graduate employers, according to an annual table compiled by the Times newspaper. This year’s Times […]

Australia government agency looking for new MD

Australia’s rural development agency is looking for a new managing director. The Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC), which was established by the Australian government to work with industry […]