A CAREER LIKE NO OTHER Foreign

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A CAREER LIKE NO OTHERForeign Commonwealth
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WHY A CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE?

• Challenging work that often makes a difference to
  peoples lives
• Very early responsibility
• Experience a great variety of work
• Excellent training and support

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WHO WE ARE

• The lead government department handling foreign
  affairs working in three key areas
• Foreign policy delivery
• Service delivery
• Corporate services

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WHAT WE DO

• We deal on a daily basis with
• Child abduction,
• Conflict prevention,
• Forced marriages,
• Blood diamonds,
• Counter terrorism,
• Climate change,
• Trade and investment,
• Helping British citizens abroad and so much more

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ENTRY ROUTES

• The Fast Stream
• Band A and B Generalist Recruitment
• Specialist Recruitment
• Internships and Work Experience

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AFFECT LIVESWORK WITH GOVERNMENT

• The Fast Stream - a demanding graduate entry
  point into the Civil Service
• Training and development
• An opportunity to work directly with members of
  the public and government ministers
• Could you make a difference to national life,
  turn policy into reality?

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GRADUATE FAST STREAMwww.faststream.gov.uk

• SIX OPTIONS
• Diplomatic Service
• Central Departments
• Science Engineering
• Clerkships in Parliament
• Economists
• Statisticians

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GRADUATE FAST STREAM

• THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OPTIONS
• The Diplomatic Service
• Economists

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WHAT WILL YOU DO

• First two years in London
• One year doing Policy delivery work
• One year doing Service delivery work
• Then abroad in one of 200 embassies, high
  commissions or consulates around the globe for
  two to three years
• After that, the worlds your oyster

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TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• A personal training programme
• Mentoring and pairing
• On-the-job training
• Self study
• National School of Government

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BENEFITS

• Starting salary from around 27,000 (includes
  3000 London Weighting)
• Choice of pension costing a maximum of 3.5 of
  salary
• 25 days holiday, plus 10.5 public holidays
• Flexible working widely available
• Opportunities to work internationally

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• A 22 degree in any discipline
• All Diplomatic Service posts are open to UK
  nationals only

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HOW THE SCHEME WORKS

• Online application betweenSeptember and November
  annually
• includes online verbal, numeric self-assessment
  with feedback provided
• Online cognitive and non-cognitive tests
• Invigilated ½ day e-Tray exercise
• Two One-day Assessment Centres

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ASSESSMENT CENTRE

• If you are successful in the on-line tests
  youll be invited to our assessment centre in
  London for a day
• Group exercise
• Briefing exercise
• Policy Recommendation exercise
• Interview
• It will be a stimulating experience and feedback
  is provided!

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WHAT IS BEING ASSESSED

• Our assessment process is wholly competency based
  and tests
• Drive for results
• Learning and improving
• Decision-making
• Constructive thinking
• Building productive relationships
• Communicating with impact

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www.faststream.gov.uk

• Please visit the web site
• There are profiles of current Fast Streamers to
  read that will give you a flavour of the work we
  do
• Remember, application is online - and its not a
  good idea to go to the wire on the closing date!

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BANDS A AND B

• Administrative Assistants
• Executive Assistants
• Operational Officers
• Vital support for the Diplomatic Service both in
  London and in our posts abroad
• Specialise in the practical side of diplomatic
  work
• Recruitment dependent on business need
• Check www.fco.gov.uk/careers

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SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

• Specialists provide invaluable knowledge and
  expertise to a wide variety of FCO roles
• Recruitment dependent on business need, check
  www.fco.gov.uk/careers
• The range of skills they bring is extensive and
  includes
• Research analysis
• Legal expertise
• Accountancy finance skills
• Audit, compliance and risk analysis
• Library science
• Information technology

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WORK EXPERIENCE

• Visit our website www.fco.gov.uk/careers
• for details on the following
• Undergraduate Placement Scheme
• We offer two-week placements for eligible
  students at our offices in central London
• We also participate in Cabinet Offices Summer
  Development and Placement Schemes
• For more details please go to www.faststream.gov.u
  k
• Opportunities are dependent on business need

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BLOGS

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office blogsite
• Global Conversations
• http//blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller
• Daily accounts of what its really like to work
  for us

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OPEN TO ALL

• Our recruitment policy is aimed at bringing in a
  talented and diverse workforce that represents
  the society that we serve.
• We actively seek applications from all sections
  of society and offer positions to suitably
  qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity,
  religion, social/educational background, age,
  disability or sexual orientation.
• Appointments at all levels of the FCO are
  made on the basis of merit.

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www.fco.gov.uk/careers

• A world of choice for your career.
• Be where it matters.
• Any questions?