People and Skills

It's all about the people

Susana Berlevy, 1 September 2016 - People and Skills, Recruitment and Skills

Ask someone what they think working in government might be like, and you’ll sometimes get answers like this: it will be out of date, detached from reality, officious, cumbersome. Those are Yes, Minister-era stereotypes that simply don't apply anymore. Government …

My life as a first year DaT fast streamer

Colin Pattinson, 10 August 2016 - Graduate schemes and Fast Stream, People and Skills, Training and progression

Continuing our series of blogs by current Digital and Technology (DaT) fast streamers, Colin Pattinson writes about his first year experience and how the Fast Stream scheme has lived up to his expectations so far.

150 service managers: our definition of done

Matt Edgar, 19 March 2015 - People and Skills, Service Manager Programme

The Recruitment and Skills team recently passed its target of 150 service managers completing the induction programme at GDS.

Launching Digital and Technology Skills on GOV.UK

Tom Bryant, 25 February 2015 - People and Skills, Skills and Learning, Training and progression

Today is launch day…. A big day in advancing specialist digital and technology skills across the UK government.

Making skills user focused

Tom Bryant, 17 February 2015 - People and Skills, Skills and Learning

Before we publish the GDS digital and technology skills matrix on GOV.UK, it’s really important to make sure our users can access all the information they need.

The basics of the recruitment process

ZeShaan Shamsi, 21 January 2014 - People and Skills, People Team, Recruitment, Recruitment and Skills, Recruitment Hub

Effective recruitment, selection, and induction are crucial to running a successful organisation.

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