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Sally .

Marketing and Social Media Advisor

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We often get bogged down with life and maybe a little stuck in rut, and can start to doubt ourselves. Think about what you've achieved, not just within your career, but through life in general and remember how fabulous you are! So many life experiences and personality traits will get you far in your career, stop and take time to think about this, then showcase your wonderful self.

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Career path

Marketing and Social Media Advisor

HMRC

Started 12/2020 to Present

School Advisor

DWP

From 11/2016 to 12/2020

Universal Credit Delivered Locally Outreach

DWP

From 09/2014 to 11/2016

Company

What do you like about your job and the company?

There is a good mix of work. Sometimes I'm concentrating on editing a document, or formatting a candidate pack. But other times I can be lost down a rabbit hole of websites and articles while I research labour market insights or info on the best job boards!

Greatest achievements

Back in 2004 my friend and I decided it would be a laugh to walk 60k for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Charity. We didn't know however, that to enter we had to raise £1.5k each first! Challenge accepted we organised a Charity Ball, complete with live music, auction, and wonderful food and copious amounts of donated booze. Target smashed we raised £7000 that night. One huge hangover later, we then had to start the training! Great memories, and a huge sense of achievement, maybe it's time I did something similar again?....

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Top Insider Advice

If there is one thing in my 20+ years in the civil service I have figured out it is you will never know if you don't try. Early on in my career I would never volunteer for opportunities, I wouldn't offer up answers or contribute to group meetings or working groups and missed the opportunity to apply for roles I would have loved to try my hand at. This was all through the fear of looking stupid or failing and how other people would view me. Not to say I have never failed as I have, be that in job applications or the approach I have taken to work tasks. The biggest thing I will share here is I have learned so much more from failing than I ever have from getting something right first time. The support from my colleagues during these times was surprising, there are so many great people who work across our government departments which fosters a great environment to be part of. Don't forget if you learn or take something way from an experience how can that be seen as a failure. Don't stop trying.

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Top Insider Advice

Having a positive attitude and having the ability to complete a task is rewarding and you feel that you have made a difference.

Discussions with Sally
How can I contact the HMRC recruitment team
in General·Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Hi how do i contact HMRC for a placement year ?
in How to apply·Friday, December 9, 2022
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Do you provide support to military reservists, if so, what do you provide?
in Career Tips·Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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