More than 22,000 people are chasing 500 "high flyer" jobs in Whitehall as the credit crunch leads bright young graduates to spurn business for a job in government.
Sir Gus O'Donnell, the cabinet secretary, will tell MPs today that there has been a 33% rise in the number of people wanting to join the fast stream of the civil service.
These are the people who take jobs in ministers' private offices and are trained to be the next generation of senior civil servants who will formulate policy and run big government agencies.
The competition for top jobs in Whitehall has increased dramatically because of job insecurity in private business, Sir Gus will tell the Commons public administration committee. He will say that the civil service is now attracting applications from young redundant bankers following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and staff cuts at other City firms.
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Friday, 12 December 2008
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