Job Interview with DWP

bethel00

I was asked the following last week:-

When have you reviewed your own work and developed it
When have you treated people with respect
When have you presented your organisation in a professional light
When have you instigated a change
When have you improved your own area of business

richyvezy

bethel00 wrote: »

I was asked the following last week:-

When have you treated people with respect

Ha...I think they should remove this question after the recent farce

princessbecca

the last time i applied they gave you a list of competencies so really you knew what questions to expect. Do they still do this?havent u had this Danjackson?
Iv got to take my certificate tommorrow to prove iv passed the numeracy and literacy tests then interview in on thurs in Birmingham

sportfan

princessbecca wrote: »

the last time i applied they gave you a list of competencies so really you knew what questions to expect. Do they still do this?havent u had this Danjackson?
Iv got to take my certificate tommorrow to prove iv passed the numeracy and literacy tests then interview in on thurs in Birmingham

hey pbecca - what is your IRC number? What job role is it?

saunderspiece

I received my Disclosure Scotland today! :j So will be joining the 'why are we waiting' crew :rotfl:

After 18 months of unemployment I now have three job offers pending 'pre-employment checks', so for me jobs seem to be like buses! Still don't have a start date for any of them though

Oh well, they say patience is a virtue

VanCrack

Does anyone else find it surprising that so many people fail the BASIC numeracy/literacy tests?

bee78

bee78 wrote: »

Hi, this is my first post here.anyone applied for IRC 62876,heard anything at all.

I am not very optimistic,after hearing about freeze and all,but just wondering so that i can move on. good luck to all of you though.:D

anyone for IRC above?????

counterfeit

VanCrack wrote: »

Does anyone else find it surprising that so many people fail the BASIC numeracy/literacy tests?

Me. I thought they were ridiculously easy. My wife got every numeracy question correct and she won't help our 9 year old with his numeracy homework for fear of doing it wrong. Also, she took 4 attempts to do her O level Maths before passing so it really isn't difficult.

However, I can understand why some people freeze through nerves.

VanCrack

Yeah, i get that people can freeze, (i expect i will as soon as i sit my interview!) but it's like upwards of 50% of candidates are being sent away for failing either or both of these tests. I find that quite shocking really.

mandie2106

VanCrack wrote: »

Does anyone else find it surprising that so many people fail the BASIC numeracy/literacy tests?

I dont actually. Some people can be fantastic at a job but not so hot on numbers etc. My brother went for EO (he has had way more experience than necessary) but becuase hes not great on spelling on words u dont use everyday, he failed the literacy (20 out of 20 for numeracy) and wasnt successful. I thought it was pretty easy and passed but if im being honest my brother was way more qualified for the job than me (i failed at interview stage whereas im sure he would have passed that no probs). I am now on merit list for AO.