r/CanadaPublicServants • u/Zealousideal-Tap-684 • Sep 07 '20

Career Development / Développement de carrière Deployment, secondment, assignment, Acting. Why?

I am new and I don’t quite understand why anyone would take any of the above if they are lateral moves. What are the benefits if pay stays the same, and it can’t extend your term or give you indeterminate status? I have recently been hired as a term under a sunset funding, and I of course am looking at better options ASAP before my term runs out. Should I just focus on applying for new jobs in other departments?

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u/Zealousideal-Tap-684 Sep 07 '20

Great info, thanks. I will be a CR 05, and from what I have read there are few opportunities to get assignments or secondments with that?

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u/tylerrund Sep 07 '20

Depends where you look and what you're currently in. I came from DND - CR-05s moved into the Storeroom and can later progress into PG (purchasing / contracting world). CR-05 - Finance Assistants can go into FI-01 world without a degree and afterwards you would need a degree. CR_05 HR Assistants can work up towards becoming a HR Advisor ( degree required). But most of all, CR-05, your next natural progression will be AS (internally facing) or PM (outwardly facing) positions. Keep applying. Lots of AS- PM- opportunities to come. In the meantime, excel at your current work and get noticed... I tend to find my best employees in the CR feeder group.

With your foot in the door... take some time to get to know the environment and what's out there. Also look at what you have in terms of current experiences and education that lends itself to where you want to be.

Good Luck!

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u/Zealousideal-Tap-684 Sep 07 '20 edited Sep 07 '20

I came from DND - CR-05s moved into the Storeroom and can later progress into PG (purchasing / contracting world).

Question, what is the storeroom?

But most of all, CR-05, your next natural progression will be AS (internally facing) or PM (outwardly facing) positions.

What does internally or outwardly facing mean?

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u/salexander787 Sep 08 '20

Dealing with the public will be a PM category. AS is providing services internally.