Public Sector Contracts

[VirtualMonkey]

I've been put forward for what seems like a great contract with the NHS.
Good rate and long term while still close to home.
A few conversations I've had with people suggest that public sector contracts can be akin to CV suicide though.....that is, if I ever wanted to work back in the private sector.

Does anyone on here have experience of that? In my opinion it shouldn't but real life may differ. This would be my first ever foray into the public sector as either contract or perm.

[Antman]

I can see why this might be the case in permie-dom but in theory should it apply to the freelance world? I suppose it can help afterwards as showing that you can integrate/work into any bus. environment?

I'd be interested to find out about this one.

[v8gaz]

Not the case for contractors. I personally tend to do 2-3 years in finance, then take a public sector gig for a holiday.

[The Spartan]

If you can hack working with Civil Serpents and their whinging as well as get used to the slow pace go for it

[cojak]

Not the case for contractors. I personally tend to do 2-3 years in finance, then take a public sector gig for a holiday.

WV8S

[Support Monkey]

If you can hack working with Civil Serpents and their whinging as well as get used to the slow pace go for it

Spot on, I personally have never had any issue going from public to private and back again infact a lot of the Public sector roles are run by outsourcers anyway

[SimonMac]

I have contracted both Public and Private, no harm to have both on your CV just be prepared for a shock when you return to real work after!

[The Spartan]

Biggest shock of my life when I was a permie was going from public to private sector, what a change of pace

[TheFaQQer]

Spot on, I personally have never had any issue going from public to private and back again infact a lot of the Public sector roles are run by outsourcers anyway

WHS.

Most of my recent work has been central government, mainly because that's where the bigger projects in my area have been. But I flit between public and private sector - rarely directly into the public sector though, mainly through Fujitsu, IBM, Steria etc.

[northernladuk]

We get a lot of questions about people thinking about moving in to NHS or public sector contracts..

Here is a search in google bringing back all the NHS questions in the business forums

NHS threads

and here is Public Sector threads

Public Sector Threads

There are a whole host of topics covered from interview techiniques in NHS/PS to the culture and all sorts. I am sure there is something for you in there.