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How to land a job as a junior designer or researcher

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If you’re considering a route into user-centred design in government but don’t know where to begin, our guide on how to land your first junior role will help.

A day in the life of an interaction designer at GDS

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At our career events, attendees often ask us what a day in the life of a designer looks like. In this blog post, 3 interaction designers in different career stages are telling.

The International Design in Government community is 5 years old!

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As the International Design in Government community turns 5, we look back on what has happened in the last few years and how it continues to evolve.

Moving from the private to the public sector as a designer

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Many designers in government either began, or have had extensive careers, in the private sector before joining the Civil Service. In this blog post, they share some of the differences they observed.