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Look for opportunities to build your skills, develop your talents and reach your potential. Sounds very wordy but learning is a lifelong journey and we never know everything I have found that trying something different has kept me happier at work and given me a sense of self satisfaction. It doesn't have to be work related it can include learning any new skill from sewing to pottery. At the moment I am currently spending 30 minutes a week completing learning around marketing and social media which is providing me with skills to better understand my role and that roles around me.
Career path
Social Media Support Officer
HMRC
Started 07/2021 to PresentCompany
What do you like about your job and the company?
I get job satisfaction from being able to help and support new starters by providing them insight and information about HMRC the week before they start. I like to build rapport and alleviate any worries and concerns they may have and put them in touch with others starting on the same day. I enjoy working to tight deadlines and having the opportunity to work on different tasks through out the week. I like to problem solve and look for solutions as to how a task can be completed which often involves researching and engaging with stakeholders in getting answers which could range from incorrect dates on offer letters or welcome emails to updating contact information for new starters. No one week is the same.
Greatest achievements
I achieved a Level 4 Knowledge Based Qualification Award in Operational Delivery (Management). At the time I was a Front-Line manager within Customer Services in Benefits and Credits managing a team of 12 people. I studied for the qualification alongside my day job and set aside 3 hrs each week to complete assessments and study for exams. I found the qualification challenging as it had been 20 years since I had done any sort of formal learning. The course allowed me to step back into formal learning and also support others who decided to take up learning after me with coaching on how they should approach the assessments.
Jim
Portfolio Lead
Top Insider Advice
Find a mentor you are comfortable with. Be prepared to take honest constructive feedback. Create a support network...it's easier than you think.
Hayley
Operations and Comm's Lead
Top Insider Advice
You will bring a unique perspective to a role as your experience will have been different from that of others. Don't be afraid to bring that to the fore, it is what makes you, you and brings a valuable contribution to a team. I wish I'd thought this more when I first joined the Civil Service!
Sue
Operational Lead
Top Insider Advice
I have been very lucky in that I have almost always been given a role (or applied for one) that I have enjoyed in HMRC (or earlier departments). If you show that you are keen to learn and willing to listen, then you will find that opportunities will present themselves to you and you will progress in your career. When I was told that I would have to undertake taxes training in 2005, I was horrified. Having been trained in National Insurance and done various management roles, I thought that tax would be just too hard for me and that I wouldn't pass the exams. However, I committed wholeheartedly to the training programme. I studied hard and passed all the exams first time - even though my daughter was still a baby so I was constantly exhausted as well as having to travel to London once a week for 18 months for my tutorials!