Graduate Biodiversity Officer, Natural Environment and Coast Team at Kent County Council

The following is a Graduate Review for Kent County Council.

Kent County Council scores 3.8/5 based on 163 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

The team are great, I feel incredibly lucky to have the support I have from my manager and other members of the team. The flexible working hours, and ability to work from home means I can work on my Master's degree and allows for a better work-life balance. The training is great as well, I like to learn so this job allows me to keep developing and progress my career.

Worst

I would like the main office to be closer! Its a 50 mile commute for me one way. Meaning the days in the office are very long, and I can't claim expenses for this travel. Any days I work around the county I also can't claim because of this commute.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 17:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Try and tick every box possible with your application. Include all of the extra curricular activities that you have done over the years, like volunteering. The key is to show all of the skills that you have picked up from different areas of life.

Do you have any interview tips?

Go through the job description and pick out the key skills required for the role. Then think about 2-3 examples of how you have these gained skills from different jobs/events. The key is to show your personality as well.