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  • 1

    Apply with GetMyFirstJob.

    Apply with GetMyFirstJob where you will be taken to the Civil Service Jobs website. Create an account, submit the personal details requested, and your applications is nearly ready.

  • 2

    Submit your personal statement.

    It’s important you outline why you think you’d be suitable for the programme. TOP TIP: There will be some questions on the screen, make sure you answer them within your statement.

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    Virtual interview process.

    If successful, you’ll be invited to complete a Virtual interview with a live interviewing panel made up of RPA employees, where you will get the chance to talk about what you do well and enjoy doing, so we can identify if the programme is suitable for you.

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    Final stage and feedback.

    We will provide feedback on your interview and if successful you will be provided a provisional offer for the role. You will start following some pre-employments checks which all new joiners to the Civil Service have.

Why we do it

We are part of the Disability Confident Scheme and are committed to making reasonable adjustments for applicants under this scheme during the application process. If you feel that you may need this, or you would like to discuss the disability confident scheme in more detail please contact us via the contact details on the advert you’re applying for.

We are is also committed to interviewing all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role applied for, so please indicate this on your application form.

We conduct ‘name blind’ sifting. This means that identifying characteristics such as your name, gender, age, address are removed from your application until after shortlisting for interview has taken place.

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