Public Service Recruitment

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt speaking with prime minister Rishi Sunak in October 2022. Photo: No 10 Downing Street Flickr

UK chancellor caps size of civil service

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he will cap the size of the UK civil service at its current headcount as part of a renewed government effort to reduce the […]

Attendees of the Global Government Digital Summit, in Ottawa, Canada.

Today’s government digital leaders ask: where are tomorrow’s?

In the battle to attract digital professionals, governments find themselves outgunned on pay by the private sector. At the Global Government Digital Summit, digital leaders from 12 countries explored the […]

Beyond pay and promotion: how governments can attract and retain staff in a fast-changing world

At a Global Government Forum webinar, public sector HR experts from the US, Canada and Singapore discussed how governments can compete in the ‘war for talent’, focusing on lessons from […]
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US federal government to appoint officials to 10-year ‘temporary’ jobs

The Biden administration is to press ahead with plans to allow the US federal government to appoint temporary officials for periods of up to a decade. This would more than […]

Canadian public service headcount set to rise

Canada’s public service headcount is expected to grow to 409,000 over the next five years – an increase of 18,000 personnel on 2021 figures, the country’s parliamentary budget officer has […]
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Exclusive: majority of civil servants crave better training opportunities, global survey finds

Just over a third of civil and public servants (36.3%) are satisfied with the training options available to them and only 40.7% of managers feel they have sufficient training budgets […]
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US government set to miss cybersecurity talent hiring target

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is struggling to recruit cybersecurity specialists despite offering higher pay and a streamlined application process as part of new a system designed to […]
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UK work and pensions department seeks diverse candidates in new leadership hiring drive

The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has enlisted a recruitment company to develop a “future pipeline of diverse and credible candidates” for its senior leadership team. The department […]
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UK accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’; US State Department must improve IT recruitment efforts: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed UK government accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’ over pay The UK government […]
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts

The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts […]