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From career to meaning: why more and more secretaries are choosing the public sector
What am I actually doing it for?
Sometimes a moment comes in your career when you ask yourself: ‘What am I actually doing it for?’
Targets are met, projects are completed, and you have nice colleagues. But something continues to gnaw at you. You want your work to matter. To add something to the world around you. More and more secretaries feel that need and are making the transition from the corporate world to assignments via Public Support at various socially relevant organizations. At municipalities, schools, healthcare institutions, safety regions, water boards, or ministries, they discover something they sometimes lost in the commercial world: meaning.
Working with impact
Those who make the switch to Public Support quickly notice the difference. While profit and growth often prevail in the commercial world, here it is about supporting public value. About contributing to something greater than yourself. Whether you are working on better services for residents, providing support to administrators, or bringing structure to complex projects, your work has a direct effect on people. This social impact is the reason many of our professionals take the leap. ‘I wanted to feel what I was doing it for again’, we often hear. And that is exactly what working in the public sector brings: work in which head and heart collaborate.
The human dimension
Those seeking a challenge in their work will also find it at Public Support, but in a different way. Here, it is not about profit, but about sustainable progress. And you notice that in the way of working. Quality takes precedence over quantity, and there is attention to a healthy work-life balance. At Public Support, we share those values. For example, we compensate for overtime because we believe it is important for you to have enough time for yourself. As a result, people often feel more valued, which has a positive influence on their physical and mental health.
Personal growth
Personal and professional development is also a reason for many secretaries to make the switch. At Public Support, we understand that development is an important factor for job satisfaction. That is why we give you the space to develop in a way that suits you. For example, by deepening your knowledge through training, or by exploring new directions with the help of a coach. In addition, we have an active community in which colleagues actively share knowledge and maintain contact. In this way, we work together on the development of our profession and ourselves. And it pays off. Because those who develop not only become better at their profession but also stronger as individuals. And you can feel it: more self-confidence, more control, more fulfillment.
Feeling the difference
Most people who make the switch say afterwards: ‘I wish I had done it sooner.’
Not because everything becomes easier, but because the work finally aligns with who they are again. They feel part of something that matters once more. And that feeling is hard to match in the corporate world. At Public Support, we bring together professionals who share that same desire. People who know their trade, but also dare to follow their heart.
Looking for more meaning in your work too?
Public Support is the premier intermediary for support roles in the public sector, on an interim basis or in permanent employment. Do you want to make a difference in the public sector with your talent? View our vacancies or contact us for an introductory meeting.
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