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I’m Plum. I find the Civil Service and NHS jobs you can actually get, then help you apply with things you’ve really done.

Put your experience to work
in the public sector.

Find Civil Service roles that fit your experience

Turn your CV into a shortlist of roles, with a clear reason for every match. Explore departments, grades and work that fits where you want to go.

Civil ServiceAO to senior rolesYour preferences
Find your fit
See where your experience fits in the NHS

Find the work behind the care. Plum helps you recognise the skills you already have and connect them to NHS roles worth applying for.

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Find your fit
Turn everyday experience into strong examples

A busy shift, a difficult conversation, a process you improved. Talk it through with Plum and build a story bank you can use across applications.

Your story bankVoice promptsSTAR answers
Find your fit
Go from a good match to a complete application

See what each employer asks for, prepare your evidence and shape every answer to the role. Your application stays in your words, ready for your final review.

CVPersonal statementBehaviours
Find your fit

Better applications start
with your real experience.

Your CV is the starting point. Plum finds the useful details in what you’ve done, asks for the parts that matter and helps shape them into clear, specific answers.

Build your story bank

Tell us about a time you showed leadership.

I am a motivated team player with excellent leadership skills. I always strive to deliver results and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

When our booking process started causing delays, I mapped the problem and split the work into safe steps. I checked each change with the team while keeping the live service running. Complaints fell, and the process became our team’s template.

Designed to work together.

Matching, your story bank and application help share the same background. Build an example once, then bring it into the next role without starting over.

See the whole workflow

Your words.
Your evidence.

A strong application needs specifics. Plum works from your CV and story bank, so you can trace an answer back to your experience, check every detail and edit any line.

Explore your story bank

More substance.
Less blank-page staring.

Keep the action, the decisions and the result. Plum helps turn a spoken example into a focused STAR answer that fits the word limit and sounds like you.

Start with your experience

Less starting over.
More moving forward.

Spend your time on the roles that fit and the details that matter. Plum keeps the work connected from your first match to your final review.

Get started free
Each step On your own With Plum
Find a role Search through job boards A feed matched to your background
Choose an example Start from a blank page Bring in your story bank
Write the answer Fit everything into the limit Shape the detail into a focused draft
Get ready to submit Collect scattered documents Review the pack in one workspace

Pricing

A little help.
A fair place to start.

Try matching for free in early access. We’ll share application-help pricing before launch, so you can decide what works for you.

Application help

At launch

Coming soonlaunch pricing shared with members first

  • A reusable story bank
  • CV and statement support
  • Behaviour answers and interview preparation
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Trust

Personal by design.
You stay in control.

Your experiences belong to you. Plum helps prepare the application; you decide what to say and when to submit.

Private story bank

Your examples stay within your account.

Real experience

Drafts begin with the background and stories you provide.

Your final say

Review and edit your answers before they leave Plum.

You submit

Applications go through the employer’s official site.

Start free.
Take the next step when it fits.

You can explore your matches during early access without paying. When application help launches, members will hear the pricing first.

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Your next chapter
starts here.

Bring your CV. Choose what matters to you. Let Plum help you find the roles where your experience can do more.

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Built for your next public-sector move

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Questions, answered.

What does Plum do?

Plum helps you find public-sector roles that fit your background, prepare examples from your own experience and shape them into application answers. Matching is available in early access; application help is coming with launch.

Which jobs does Plum cover?

Plum focuses on Civil Service and NHS roles, where evidence, behaviours and structured applications matter. You can set your preferences to explore roles that suit you.

Where do the answers come from?

Your CV, your story bank and the details you share with Plum. You can review and edit every draft, so the final answer stays accurate and sounds like you.

Does Plum submit applications for me?

No. Plum helps get the application copy-ready. You paste it into the employer’s official form and submit it yourself.

Do I need public-sector experience?

Your experience can come from work, study, volunteering or everyday life. Plum helps you see where those skills may fit; each employer still sets its own requirements.

How much does Plum cost?

Matching is free during early access. Application-help pricing will be shared with members before launch.

Is my story bank private?

Your story bank stays within your account. It provides the experiences used to help prepare your applications.