Civil Service Fast Stream The Civil Service Fast Stream helps graduates to make an impact on people’s lives in the UK and the world. You could work in areas including education, the economy, foreign affairs, defence policy, health, the environment and many more. You’ll need to meet the following conditions to apply: meet nationality and immigration requirements have a second-class degree in any subject for most Fast Stream schemes You can find out more on the Civil Service Fast Stream blog. How to apply All Fast Stream schemes will open for applications in September 2015. Read about how to apply for a Civil Service Fast Stream scheme. You can also practice for the Fast Stream tests. Pay and benefits You’ll get a starting salary between £25,000 and £27,000 a year. Pay increases are based on performance. Your benefits will include: Connect with us
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How to ace the civil service fast stream assessment centre | Public Leaders Network So you’ve jumped through the hoops and vaulted the hurdles to reach the assessment centre for the civil service’s sought-after graduate fast stream. What should you expect from the day? An assault course for the brain? An aggressive Hunger Games-style tournament with your fellow applicants? A bewildering psychological personality test? None of these (but maybe a pinch of them all) suggests Philip Wilson, the chief assessor and chief psychologist on the fast stream team, who has been involved in the assessments for six years. “We want people with good interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence,” says Wilson. The day’s tasks include a group exercise, a leadership exercise, a written analysis and an interview. Prepare The civil service offers pre-assessment advice and job sites provide online exercises. Dress for a day at the office Wilson says the assessment day has no dress requirements at all and the assessors won’t be judging you on what you wear. Stay focused and engaged Don’t dominate
Your Europe - Citizens - EUROPA Cookies This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Find out more on how we use cookies and how you can change your settings. Accessibility tools Go to content Service tools Language selector Navigation path Help and advice for EU nationals and their family Doing business Travel Work & Retirement Vehicles Residence formalities Education & Youth Health Family Consumers Fast Stream 2017 – the online tests | Civil Service Fast Stream We're making a number of improvements to the application process this year. One of the changes we've made is reducing the number of online tests – there are now just two online questionnaires (Situational Judgement and Behavioural) We’re no longer using verbal and numerical reasoning tests as an initial screen – although there is a later numeracy test for the Finance and Commercial schemes. Before you do the Situational Judgement questionnaire we recommend you try out some practice questions: practice questions for the Situational Judgement questionnaire. When completing the questionnaire you should: There isn't a practice test for the Behavioural Questionnaire because it's not something you need to practise. Once you've submitted your application, you'll have a seven-day window in which to complete the two online questionnaires. The application windows for the EDIP and SDIP are now open! Sign up now for email alerts from the Civil Service Fast Stream blog
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