A web service, targeting United Kingdom Public Service aspirants and current officials looking for a job change, has been launched.
Career Matcher is an addition to the Civil Service Careers website that suggests appropriate professions based on responses to a handful of multiple-choice questions.
Staff can even use the service to check whether it thinks their interests and motivations make them a good match for their current job.
Product Manager for the careers site, Brian Stanislas said Career Matcher had been developed in response to feedback that called for more “straightforward and easy-to-use guidance” on Public Service career options.
“User research has told us that there is a lack of confidence for some members of the public that holds them back from applying to work within the Civil Service,” Mr Stanislas said.
“This may be because of historical and/or anecdotal stereotyping of the Civil Service and the types of people that the organisation is looking to attract,” he said.
The Product Manager said Career Matcher allowed users to self-assess their transferable skills and interests to see where they could be a good fit to work for the Government.
Mr Stanislas, who is part of the Public Service HR digital and analysis team in the Cabinet Office, said almost 1.8 million people had used the Civil Service Careers site since it was launched in July 2018.
London, 12 May 2021
