{"id":1934,"date":"2020-09-25T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T08:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:16:19","slug":"civil-service-fast-stream-has-opened-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2020\/09\/25\/civil-service-fast-stream-has-opened-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Service Fast Stream has opened!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For those of you interested in a career in the government\/public sector, their Civil Service Fast Stream programme has now opened! Whether you are interested in Social Research, Economics, IT & Technology, Diplomatic service, Human Resources and much much more, have a look at the 15 schemes currently open on the Fast Stream webpage:\u00a0https:\/\/www.faststream.gov.uk\/all-schemes\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Applications usually close in just a few weeks so it is important you research the scheme and decide on which you want to apply for today.<\/p>\n

About the Civil Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The Civil Service<\/strong>\u00a0does the practical and administrative work of government. More than half of all civil servants provide services direct to the public. If you want to know more about the Civil Service and its purpose then go\u00a0here<\/a>. If you are interested in the work of the departments and agencies then these can easily be found on the\u00a0GOV UK<\/a>\u00a0website where every department and agency has a space. Staff may work anywhere in the United Kingdom and possibly overseas, although the majority involved in policy work are located in London. There are increasing numbers of opportunities within the devolved regions and some departments are based in locations such as Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Cardiff.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The popularity of the scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Civil Service Fast Stream is an award winning leadership programme, so be aware that this is a very competitive programme, actually one of the most competitive graduate schemes that exist! It is not only open to final year students, but also to graduates and people already working in the Civil Service. Therefore researching the application process is essential. It is not unusual that students apply more than once to the Civil Service Fast Stream, so if you do not succeed the first time around, stay resilient, learn from the process and apply again next year! There are also many other graduate roles available in the Civil Service, which you can apply for in Spring term.<\/p>\n

Application advice<\/strong><\/p>\n