How to Be a Civil Servant Book

The civil service is a profession, like any other, although it is seldom recognised as such by the public. When it was first published in 2000, Martin Stanley's seminal How to be a Civil Servant was the first guidebook to the British civil service ever published. This completely updated new edition provides the very latest advice about how civil servants should most effectively carry out their professional duties, and how they should respond to professional, ethical and technical issues pertinent to the job. The UK civil service employs 412,000 people across the country. Every year, over 25,000 students and graduates apply to enter the civil service through its fast stream competition alone. Many more join through other routes, such as graduating through administration roles, or as researchers and policy officers. It remains the only comprehensive guide on how to enter the civil service, how to work with ministers, how to address the media and how to avoid pitfalls and conflicts of interest.Read More