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4.1
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NSW Government Reviews

Based on 46 surveyed graduates working at NSW Government. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.1
Based on 46 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • The team. Everyone is extremely supportive, helpful, and approachable.
  • The flexibility and work-life balance are good.
  • The opportunities and learning development experiences offered.
  • Very interesting work, high flexibility and a very supportive environment.
  • The department is very supportive and inclusive of minority identities and people living with disabilities.
  • My area of government often comes with rapid turnaround times, unexpected and incredibly tight deadlines.
  • The speed of effective change/action towards the problems we are all trying to solve.
  • For the role I'm in, not much avenue to continue developing my career within the unit I am in.
  • The process is quite lengthy.
  • Lack of benefits.

What Insiders Say

7.7
Career Prospects
7.7
Career Prospects
There does seem to be plenty of opportunities to gain experience in higher roles through temporary roles and secondments.
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8.2
Corporate Social Responsibility
8.2
Corporate Social Responsibility
Most of the projects that are being done uphold the highest values of CSR, including a project that I was working on to improve the budgeting for out-of-home care children.
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8.3
Culture
8.3
Culture
The culture is great in the office... everyone works together to come up with a solution. Everyone is also approachable.
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8.7
Diversity
8.7
Diversity
The department is very supportive and inclusive of minority identities and people living with disability.
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7.9
Satisfaction
7.9
Satisfaction
I have been able to see how decisions are made, questions senior bureaucrats ask themselves, and have been able to experience a wide variety of work.
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8.1
Management
8.1
Management
Managers are accessible and very open to providing support and feedback.
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8.6
Office Work Environment
8.6
Office Work Environment
The office space is clean, open, and near all the desks can see a window, which for me is ideal.
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6.9
Recruitment
6.9
Recruitment
Although there are many steps to the hiring process, it is very well thought out and rewarding.
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8.0
Salary
8.0
Salary
At a graduate level, the pay is very competitive.
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7.9
Training
7.9
Training
There are workshops and training material for formal training. Colleagues and managers helped me with the on-the-job training.
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9.1
Work Hours
9.1
Work Hours
Usually work around 7 hours a day. Hours are fairly flexible as well as receiving flex days if more hours are worked than contracted.
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7.5
Sustainability
7.5
Sustainability
The government works tirelessly to improve environmental sustainability as well as having departments aiming to improve the quality of the environment within the state.
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