Hertfordshire County Council Overview

  • www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
  • Hertford, United Kingdom
  • 5001 to 10000 Employees
  • 1889
  • Government
  • Municipal Agencies
  • Unknown / Non-Applicable

CompetitorsUnknown

Working for Hertfordshire County Council We promise to provide a rewarding, stimulating and challenging career path that follows the principles of openness and fairness every step of the way. In practice this means both working to ensure that Hertfordshire is free ...
Mission: We have a range of opportunities across the organisation and we are interested in meeting people with a range of different skills and life experiences. So if you’re keen to work for an innovative organisation that strives to get things right and delivers cost-effective services ...

Hertfordshire County Council Reviews

3.8
77%
Recommend to a Friend
84%
Approve of CEO
Owen Mapley
Owen Mapley
53 Ratings
2.0
Current Employee, more than 5 years

"Broken"

7 Mar 2023 - Legal Services in Hertford, England
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
Disapproves of CEO

Pros

Colleagues are great, and now remote working too which is convenient

Cons

Dysfunctional and broken. Terrible senior management has caused unhappy staff to leave in droves, now more temps than permanent staff - cost to taxpayer and individuals could have easily been avoided

Advice to Management

The damage of the last 3-4 years is so extensive that it would be difficult to reverse, but worst of all there is unlikely to be any appetite to do so from the exclusively white male club who run
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Diversity & Inclusion at Hertfordshire County Council

3.9
(86 reviews)

Diversity & Inclusion FAQs

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Hertfordshire County Council Interviews

Experience
Positive62%
Negative4%
Neutral35%
Getting an Interview
Applied online80%
In Person12%
Employee Referral4%
Difficulty
3.1
Average
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  1. Finance Manager Interview

    Anonymous Employee in United Kingdom
    Accepted Offer
    Neutral Experience
    Average Interview

    Interview

    Online application followed by an interview with a panel of two members. Interview was competency based including strengths and lessons learnt and how could improve . Process was quite quick but paper work to confirm offer took a considerable amount of time.
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Company Updates

11 January 2017
We are currently #recruiting for 🎓 Graduate HR Trainees 🎓 Based in Hertford. Full-time permanent contract, Salary £23,166 - £32,164 p.a. for more information please visit 👉 http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQX9E #HRTrainees #GraduateJobs
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11 January 2017
We are currently #recruiting for 🎓 Graduate Finance Trainees 🎓 Based in Hertford. Full-time permanent contract, Salary £23,166 - £32,164 p.a. for more information please visit 👉 http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQX9F #FinanceTrainees #GraduateJobs
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Hertfordshire County Council Awards & Accolades

  • Macro Employer of the Year 2019 - Highly commendedApprenticeship Awards2019
  • Gold Covenant AwardDefence Employer Recognition Scheme2019

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Hertfordshire County Council FAQ

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What is health insurance like at Hertfordshire County Council?

...No private health care or benefits that I find Beneficial...

26 July 2021

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Employees rate Hertfordshire County Council 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 227 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

To get a job at Hertfordshire County Council, browse currently open positions and apply for a job near you. Once you get a positive response, make sure to find out about the interview process at Hertfordshire County Council and prepare for tough questions.

Overall, 77% of employees would recommend working at Hertfordshire County Council to a friend. This is based on 216 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

62% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Hertfordshire County Council as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Hertfordshire County Council.

50% of employees think that Hertfordshire County Council has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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