Varied, customer service focused and sometimes quite random!
From setting up a collect and drop ironing service whilst being a stay at home mum, to managing in retail, my career has taken lots of twists and turns. I joined the Civil Service 21 years ago, where the variety of roles I have done has been so interesting and has helped me develop and learn due to such rewarding and different experiences. The majority of my roles within the Civil Service have seen me helping vulnerable members of society. Knowing I have made a difference to individuals and communities gives such a sense of achievement.
I support with the marketing of recruitment campaigns.
Using a variety of platforms, my team help to promote recruitment campaigns throughout HMRC. We post on social media and job boards, and also advise the business on how to attract candidates to come and work for us. From editing and publishing blogs, or creating packs for candidates to learn more about the role, we help to promote our department as its such a great place to work with so many benefits.
The variety of work that comes my way.
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!
Don't lose sight of who you are and what you're capable of.
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.
Walking 60k for charity and raising £7000 in the process!
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?....
