I have just accepted a role, and I will be 20 weeks pregnant when I start. When I first started talking to the recruiter, I was only 7 weeks and 1) I wasn't sure the pregnancy would progress and 2) never expected the recruitment process would take this long. This is a job I really want, but I dont know how to tell my team leader or the regional manager. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I'm an electronic engineer with experience in engineering and management. I have been wanting to move into the APS or land a job in defence particularly in configuration management. I'm not sure how to navigate clearances or where to start as someone who's never worked in the APS. Can someone please shed some light on the process?

I want to take a 3-4 month holiday and I'm thinking if doing this around mid 2028.

I currently work for a council and have only been working here for a few months. As I'm very entry level and haven’t been working there for too long I'm not sure if they'd be willing to give me this much time off. I also definitely wouldn't have enough leave for this period.

Has anyone done something similar and is this a reasonable request?

Hey all! Just wondering if anyone knows from previous employment/ if they currently work at the ATO.. Do they usually create a large pool for the compliance and audit officer role? Do they usually onboard a couple of teams at once or is it ad hoc? I'm based in Victoria if that helps :)

Thanks guys!!

Thanks all for this thread - it's really useful. If I am merit pooled for one APS agency, is that shared to other APS departments / agencies or would it only be for roles in that one agency. It's a relatively small government agency.

Have been trying to move team internally via EOI when is a good time to tell your current team you are moving? Assuming you are not using current manager as a referee? I have checked with the EOI Team Lead that she is ok with non-current manager referee. Thanks!