I’ve just started the first year of a part time MA which is part of my ‘plan’ to get the career of my dreams. Or a way to ‘pass the time’ amongst the application process.
I graduated 1 year ago from my undergraduate and decided to take a year out and get into the work place full time (I’d worked part time throughout my uni course) and get some experience in management along with paying off all the debt I’d racked up in my undergraduate!
I am pursuing a career with the government, and started the application process for the faststream. It’s long, painful, in depth and competitive. They want the best – there are a lot of talented people out there – so what makes my application different?
This is where I started from. They want people who can move up the ranks quickly and do well in management, how can I know I have that ability if I don’t even try? Whilst applying through the faststream (it starts in November, and finishes in April) I decided to work up the ranks in the financial service company I was working in.
I was out the race for the faststream by February -many quotes state its unlikely to get in the first time around, and feedback told me I was in the top 35% of candidates…
So here I am, still working my way up the ranks to prove my management capability, learning invaluable skills within the work place, and studying a masters in IPE, making contacts and working out what else I can do to make sure I’m in the top 25% of candidates the next time…