BRONWYN NORTJE: Young graduates not interested in working for the government
In the current circumstances it is hard to imagine why any bright young university graduate would choose to work in the public sector rather than the private sector. As a student many years ago I hoped to one day work in the public sector when I graduated, but when I mentioned this to people it was more often than not met with raised eyebrows or pity. The assumption was that government jobs were a last resort for those who weren’t bright enough to secure a more prestigious position at a bank or consultancy. Either that or I wasn’t quite right in the head. I remember talking to a fellow graduate who told me rather sheepishly that he had decided to take a job at the Treasury. It turned out, he said, they paid comparatively well and he realised after talking to them that the experience he would gain in the job would be invaluable later in his career if he ever wanted to apply for one of the "big" jobs at a consulting firm.Unfortunately for many young graduates, the stigma attached to p...
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