Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi, I was deciding for a mid-career switch to the public sector and recently went for some interviews with some of the statboards. Seems like they like to ask whether why do you want to join the public? How do you all usually answer this question?

And also, if after the interview, if I see the job posting being re-posted up on the careers@gov page, is it a sign that you have failed the interview? Lol! Thanks!