Can I leave short or irrelevant jobs out of my employment history?

Employment History should normally give the factual chronology of your roles, dates and relevant responsibilities. Previous Skills and Experience should select and explain the evidence that best matches the vacancy rather than repeating the whole career history.

A full-time homeworking adjustment should not create an automatic bar to promotion. The recruiting department can consider the essential duties and working arrangements of the new role, but the question should be whether reasonable adjustments can remove the disadvantage in that specific role, not whether you currently attend an office.

A probation extension should not be treated as invisible paperwork. Departmental rules vary, but you should normally be told that probation has been extended, why it has been extended, how long it will last and what standards you must meet during the extension.

Preparing for a Prerecorded Civil Service Video Interview Hello, I have been invited to a prerecorded HEO interview. The system will show one question at a time and the invitation says each response has a fixed recording limit. I have only done live interviews before. I am concerned about looking at myself on screen, using……

Applying for Civil Service Promotion During Probation Hello, I joined the Civil Service four months ago and am still completing probation. A promotion vacancy has appeared in another team and I meet most of the essential criteria from my previous career. The advert is open across government and says existing civil servants can apply. It……

Moving a Civil Service Behaviour Statement Beyond a Score of 4 Hello, I am an AO applying for EO roles. My behaviour statements usually score 4, so they pass some sifts but do not feel competitive. I use STAR, keep within 250 words and choose examples that match the behaviour. The result is positive and……