The Naked Civil Servant ; Beneath the Pinstripe Suit, What Makes a Good Public Servant? Jacky Hyams Asks a Leading Headhunter What Attributes He Seeks Out ... And Those He Avoids

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HAMISH Davidson, 45, is chairman of top headhunting organisation for government jobs, Veredus Executive Resourcing. A former accountant, he specialises in moves from the private to public sector. He says: Things started to change a great deal about 10 years ago.

I've interviewed nearly 2,500 candidates in the past 12 years - you tend to see 15 candidates for every job - and the people I'm seeing now are different from those I interviewed in the old days.

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The Naked Civil Servant ; Beneath the Pinstripe Suit, What Makes a Good Public Servant? Jacky Hyams Asks a Leading Headhunter What Attributes He Seeks Out ... And Those He Avoids

Nowadays, there is more diversity in the candidates - far more women and non-white candidates than ever before. But there are also more candidates fr...

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