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Housing officer

Housing officer job description

Helping people find a home and looking after them and their new property is what makes the job of a housing officer so rewarding. Read on to find out more...

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Care assistant job description

Care assistant job description

It’s a tough job and the starting pay is nothing to write home about yet, for many, being a care assistant is the most rewarding job going.

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Project manager job description

Project manager job description

If you’ve ever watched candidates on the Apprentice make a mess of the simplest tasks, you’ve probably thought being a project manager is easy. Well, be warned, it’s much harder than the tasks that Lord Sugar sets…

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Police constable

Police officer job description

In the movies the police are always jumping through the air with guns and taking down crime, with not a shred of paperwork. But what's it really like being a police officer?

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Infantry soldier

Infantry soldier job description

The Army is incredibly well respected in the UK and as a soldier you could be putting your life on the line to serve 'Queen and Country'.

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Graduate and trainee job description

Trainee and graduate job description

With so many options to choose from out there, we know it can be hard to know where to start. Have you ever considered working for the public sector?

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Fire fighter

Fire fighter job description

It's a job that instantly makes you sound cool, but being a fire fighter is more than wearing the iconic uniform and rescuing people from burning buildings. Want to know more? Course you do!

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Council worker job description

Council worker job description

What do these three jobs have in common? Refuse collector, social worker and teacher? They all have completely different roles in separate working environments, but believe it or not, they all fall under the same category of council worker.

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Community support officer

Community support officer job description

If you’d like to be paid for helping out your community (hey, it’s not a crime, we all need to pay the bills), it’s time to consider a career as a community support officer.

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Parliament sillhoutte

Civil servant job description

What if we told you that one of the country’s major employers not only currently employs around 498,000 full-time staff, but they’re still hiring? We’re talking about working as a civil servant. Interested?

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Teaching assistant job description

Teaching assistant job description

In times of larger classes and staff shortages, teachers need help in educating the minds of the future and keeping the class clowns under control. That’s where teaching assistants step in.

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Teacher

Teacher job description

Those who can teach apparently, but what does it take to be a teacher? Remember all the back-chat you gave your teachers? Now it’s time to be on the other side.

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3rd sector

Third sector jobs

Have you ever considered working for a sector that isn’t about making money but is all about helping others and giving something back? Ever considered working for the third sector?

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Public sector myths

Public sector myths

What’s that I hear about cuts? The public sector on its deathbed? Can this be true? Well, actually, no.

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Moving to the private sector

Moving to the public sector

It’s becoming normal for people to move jobs from the private sector to the public sector – and sometimes even back again. We show you how.

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Transferable skills

Moving to the private sector: transferable skills

The belief that public sector staff looking for new roles won't be able to survive in the private sector because they lack a 'cut and thrust' attitude is a myth. We show you how to make the jump.

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Moving to the private sector

Moving to the private sector

With job cuts predicted in the public sector, shifting to the private sector is going to be a real challenge; however, it may not be as hard as you think...

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Myths

More public sector myths

We’ve taken some of the common myths that cropped up in our Totaljobs.com public sector survey and are setting the record straight.

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Public sector move

How to: get a job in the private sector

Before you move sectors it’s essential that you prepare yourself for the change and ensure that you're ready to start the job hunting process.

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