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Built for UK Civil Service candidates. Designed around the live vacancy.

UK Civil Service application, test and interview preparation.

From the form to the board.

Decode job adverts, match your experience to Success Profiles, practise tests and interviews, and prove you are ready for the grade you want.

  • Built around Civil Service Success Profiles
  • Covers applications, tests and interviews
  • For external applicants and serving civil servants
  • Independent. Evidence-led. In your corner.
Your preparation stays private. You choose what to save and reuse.
Vacancy DecoderAI
Analysis completeKey details and assessment stages mapped.
Grade
SEO (example)
Department
Example department
Job type
Example role
Closing date
Example date
Location
Example location
Profile elements
BSAET
Evidence MatchView all
Matchdemo view

Essential criteriaMapped

Desirable criteriaMapped

BehavioursReview

Example gap to addressEvidence detailReview
Built around Success ProfilesThe framework used across UK Civil Service recruitment.
Starts with the vacancyEach campaign remains the source of truth.
Independent preparationNo claim of government affiliation or endorsement.

Built around Success Profiles

Civil Service Success Profiles

Applications and interviews use different combinations of five Success Profile elements. We help you focus on exactly what the advert names.

Explore Success Profiles
BBehavioursHow you approach and perform.SStrengthsThe things that come naturally.AAbilityThe cognitive skills and aptitudes.EExperienceThe knowledge, skills and experience.TTechnical SkillsRole-specific skills and qualifications.

Every vacancy uses a different mix. Prepare the elements named in yours.

One connected journey

Use the same preparation from application to interview.

Build once, refine with purpose and keep the vacancy at the centre.

1
Vacancy mapped

Decode the role

Separate the criteria, Success Profile elements and assessment stages.

2
Evidence refined

Build the evidence

Shape genuine examples for the requirement and grade.

3
Practice focused

Prepare the stage

Practise the exact test or interview elements named in the advert.

Planned access

Choose the plan that fits your goal.

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Fixed-term

Competition Pass

Focused access for one current application or assessment process.

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Flexible

Career Pro Monthly

Full preparation tools with a shorter commitment.

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  • All core tools
  • Relevant practice sets
  • Saved preparation workspace
  • New guidance as it is published

Common questions

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What is the Civil Service Success Profiles framework?+

A recruitment framework that can assess Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical elements in different combinations.

How are the tools different from free resources?+

The workspace connects the live vacancy, your genuine evidence and the preparation stage instead of treating each as a separate exercise.

Can I use AI in my application?+

Follow the rules stated in the vacancy. The platform is designed to help organise and improve your own genuine evidence, not invent experience.

Is my data secure?+

The product direction is private by design. Final processing details will be published before account data is collected.

Which grades do you cover?+

The planned pathway spans AA and AO through EO, HEO, SEO, Grade 7 and Grade 6.

Do you guarantee a job?+

No. Preparation can improve clarity and familiarity, but recruitment outcomes depend on the evidence and assessment process.

Start with the live role

Know what comes next.

Decode the vacancy, choose the stage and build a focused preparation plan.

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