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Public Service Recruitment

Australia Appoints New Higher Education Watchdog Chief

The head of the UK’s higher education watchdog is to take over the management of Australia’s equivalent organisation. Anthony McClaran, who has led the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education […]

Nigerian protest over ‘illegal’ hiring of 530 aides and cronies into senior civil service

The union representing senior government officials in Nigeria has called on the government to urgently reform its recruitment system after it has been claimed that former president Goodluck Jonathan hired […]

Nigeria announces new in-country training scheme for all civil servants

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation in Nigeria, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, has said that a Structured Mandatory Assessment-Based Training Programme (SMAT-P) has been put in place, Nigeria’s Leadership […]

Finland: Raili Lahnalampi new chief of office in foreign ministry

Raili Lahnalampi has been appointed as the new chief of office by the Finnish foreign affairs minister Timo Soini. Lahnalampi, who took up her post on 15 June, has served […]

UK civil servants get grammar lesson by new minister

Civil servants in the UK justice department have been given a grammar lesson by their new minister who wants them avoid using ‘impact’ as a verb and write “make sure” […]

Canada: Wayne Wouters to join legal giant

Wayne Wouters, the former head of the Canadian civil service, is joining legal giant McCarthy Tétrault as a strategic and policy adviser, it is reported today. Wouters retired in October […]

Australia: Michelle Gordon to replace her husband as High Court judge

Federal court judge Michelle Gordon has been appointed one of Australia’s seven High Court judges, the country’s attorney-general George Brandis QC has announced. Gordon, who will be sworn in on […]

US federal government reintroduces ‘civil service exam’

American government HR officials “overwhelmed by résumés and cover letters” have reintroduced the civil service exam after 34 years in order to better identify suitable candidates, The Washington Post has […]

Women Go To TechCamp in South America

As we reported earlier women in South America are getting support from both the American government and Ernst & Young to become successful entrepreneurs. One aspect was the establishment of […]

How to move from the public sector to a job in the private sector

Graham Scott examines the issues facing public sector employees as they seek jobs in the commercial world The global economic crisis has had many consequences, but one outcome seen around […]