I am in need of some advice if anyone is willing to offer.
I have gained a place in what we call a 'Graduate Program' with the an Australian government department. What it is, is a job open to people who have a degree but little work experience that serves as an entry level program for new recruits to the public service.
We get 3 rotations in different area's of the department with our first rotation being the place we are offered permenant employment.
My aim was to get into a policy position and use the experience and research experience to help me become an Economist.
Unfortunately I have been assigned to the area that pretty much supports the rest of the department. Deals with HR, IT, financial management, corporate support and communications.
I'm really shell shocked and puzzled as to what I should do. They made it sound like we would be doing policy and research, when for all I know I could end up in a call center or as someone's admin (which would be fine in a policy area).
If I hadn't have gotten this job I would be doing some postgraduate studies in Economics. I don't know if I can use this job as a foot in the door and transfer to a policy area or if I could end up getting stigmatised as an admin or end up as a secretary or something.
I don't know what I should do. Dreading the thought of going to canberra and ending up ordering staples and getting spoken to like I am a piece of crap by someone I am ordering flights for... I don't know if I could handle that.
Sounds like being back in retail..
This is supposed to be my traineeship and introduction to my career. I could go back to school and improve my chances of getting what I want. I don't really understand how all of this works so I need some advice from older more experienced people.
Feeling ripped off if they'd told me it was an entry level admin job but will be a foot in the door I would have been positive about it. Only now they got my hopes up and I am having trouble feeling positive about the whole thing. Because I've already been in a graduate program it might hinder my chances of becoming an economist.
I have gained a place in what we call a 'Graduate Program' with the an Australian government department. What it is, is a job open to people who have a degree but little work experience that serves as an entry level program for new recruits to the public service.
We get 3 rotations in different area's of the department with our first rotation being the place we are offered permenant employment.
My aim was to get into a policy position and use the experience and research experience to help me become an Economist.
Unfortunately I have been assigned to the area that pretty much supports the rest of the department. Deals with HR, IT, financial management, corporate support and communications.
I'm really shell shocked and puzzled as to what I should do. They made it sound like we would be doing policy and research, when for all I know I could end up in a call center or as someone's admin (which would be fine in a policy area).
If I hadn't have gotten this job I would be doing some postgraduate studies in Economics. I don't know if I can use this job as a foot in the door and transfer to a policy area or if I could end up getting stigmatised as an admin or end up as a secretary or something.
I don't know what I should do. Dreading the thought of going to canberra and ending up ordering staples and getting spoken to like I am a piece of crap by someone I am ordering flights for... I don't know if I could handle that.
Sounds like being back in retail..
This is supposed to be my traineeship and introduction to my career. I could go back to school and improve my chances of getting what I want. I don't really understand how all of this works so I need some advice from older more experienced people.
Feeling ripped off if they'd told me it was an entry level admin job but will be a foot in the door I would have been positive about it. Only now they got my hopes up and I am having trouble feeling positive about the whole thing. Because I've already been in a graduate program it might hinder my chances of becoming an economist.