Civil service job

jillyb

hi

I applied for a clerical officer role 3 role in a hospital. The description said 35 hour week. would that be 9-5?
Also i was to send 4 copies of the application form, which i did. ( didn't send separate cv as wasn't sure)

What i'm wondering is can anyone tell me would they think this would be a good job to go for? can't be too fussy anyways as its hard to find a job these days.

I have never worked within the public sector and i'm not sure will they have aptitude testing for the job etc?

It requires administration experience and a degree, which i have.

There is a list of duties such as;



1. Maintenance of all Leave Records, incl. Sick Leave, Time Accrued Leave, and Holiday Leave for Laboratory Services
2. Provide Data Entry for Laboratory Services.
3. Provide general accounts support inc. coding of invoices.
4. Record minutes of Management meetings.
5. Maintenance of records and filing system.
6. Handle daily correspondence, open mail etc.
7. Maintain stationary requirements for the department.
8. Support to Laboratory Manager and other senior laboratory staff.
9. Referral of enquiries from individuals or organisations to relevant personnel within the Department.
10. General office duties including filing, correspondence, archiving, typing, and database entry.
11. Any other reasonable requests

thanks

smartypants

and that job warrant a degree?! talk about looking for the overqualified...why would you want to bust your hole getting a degree to do that! :rolleyes:

WindSock

smartypants wrote: »

and that job warrant a degree?! talk about looking for the overqualified...why would you want to bust your hole getting a degree to do that! :rolleyes:

Because she is a Woman

smartypants

:eek: controversial!

jillyb

c'mon guys i don't wana start an argument. real answers please!!?

I have a degree in marketing but there aren't many jobs in that field at the moment. I could do sales but its not really my thing, so thought this would be good!!

jaffa20

hmm might apply myself. Where is the link?

Chinafoot

jillyb wrote: »

c'mon guys i don't wana start an argument. real answers please!!?

What kind of answers are you expecting? You might as well as people if they think you should have chicken for your dinner. Nobody here can tell you if this job will be good for you? It's a clerical role so it's pretty self-explanatory. You have a list of what you will be expected to do so if you think you would be happy doing that type of work then go for it.

Don't expect high wages but there are benefits like good annual leave, flexi-time and a pension.

Apply for the job, ask some questions about it at the interview and decide from there. There's no point in getting ahead of yourself as the competition for these positions can be fierce.

jillyb

Chinafoot wrote: »

What kind of answers are you expecting? You might as well as people if they think you should have chicken for your dinner. Nobody here can tell you if this job will be good for you? It's a clerical role so it's pretty self-explanatory. You have a list of what you will be expected to do so if you think you would be happy doing that type of work then go for it.

Don't expect high wages but there are benefits like good annual leave, flexi-time and a pension.

Apply for the job, ask some questions about it at the interview and decide from there. There's no point in getting ahead of yourself as the competition for these positions can be fierce.

hey thanks for replies!! ya i know competition can be fierce for these jobs so wanted to know if worth going for interview if i did get called.

I have heard good and bad things about working for the public sector vs private, so wanted someone's persepective thats experienced it!
(i know the job itself is pretty much admin)