Graduate Transport and Development Planner, Transport and Development Planning at Kent County Council

The following is a Graduate Review for Kent County Council.

Kent County Council scores 3.8/5 based on 114 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

- The opportunity to learn new skills in a subject area unfamiliar to me previously.
- The opportunity to work on largescale projects and projects local to me.
- The opportunity to work in a role that offers challenges, problem-solving and tactical thinking.

Worst

- Having to sit at a desk all day and the lack of movement.
- Work can sometimes be repetitive.
- Technical difficulties that arise in the job.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Current salary: £25,000 - £27,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:50

Finish: 16:30

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

Demonstrate as much relevant experience as you can as this really helps to show an employer that you have knowledge of the subject. Make sure your CV is relevant and make sure that it gives an insight into you as a person because at the end of the day employers want to hire someone who is good for the role and a good person.

Do you have any interview tips?

Act confident even if you don't feel it! Make sure to have some questions prepared to ask your interviewer as it shows you have researched the company/department and are interested to learn more. Interview questions generally focus on teamwork, communication and leadership so try and think of relevant examples for each. Make sure to structure your answers so that they always conclude with the skills you have developed and what you could offer the job if you were appointed.