Job Interview with DWP

jessbob

deejay22 wrote: »

I had my interview for a position as EO based in West Yorkshire on 6th July!! after 5 (long) weeks of waiting, I eventually received a letter this morning.... saying i have been successful! Yey.

Well done :beer: I've just applied for the West Yorkshire EO vacancies

Tarja

kicktoria wrote: »

Oh my word, my interview on Monday was awful. I never had a competency based interview before. They floored me with the first question and I didn't seem to recover from it! I think my answers were ok, I just didn't deliver them very well. I was so nervous and the form filling beforehand didn't help. The room I was in was very intimidating - a massive old dark wooden table, and it was really oppressive. The interviewers were lovely though and I feel a bit like I wasted their time. :embarasse
Oh well, nevermind, don't let me put you off. Good luck everyone x

I know I'm just going to have to try again!

Shush now Kick. You are second guessing yourself.
You had great examples and you were prepared.
The people who judge themselves the harshest are the ones who are often the best.
I've got my fingers crossed for you x

venus_in_furs

kicktoria wrote: »

Oh my word, my interview on Monday was awful. I never had a competency based interview before. They floored me with the first question and I didn't seem to recover from it! I think my answers were ok, I just didn't deliver them very well. I was so nervous and the form filling beforehand didn't help. The room I was in was very intimidating - a massive old dark wooden table, and it was really oppressive. The interviewers were lovely though and I feel a bit like I wasted their time. :embarasse
Oh well, nevermind, don't let me put you off. Good luck everyone x

I know I'm just going to have to try again!

I thought that exact same thing!!! I too have never encountered a competencies based interview and it intimidated me badly. I spent a whole week thinking about the interview and what i had forgot to say/do and convinced myself i had failed, then i got my success letter yesterday! So don't give up hope. Even if you don't make it, you know what to expect now, so next time will be easier.

Good luck

kicktoria

thanks Tarja and venus for your confidence but it really was appalling. the questions were not what I expect AT ALL, I can't even remember them very well now!
I got really upset afterwards actually. The pressure definately got to me. Nevermind, perhaps there is something else waiting for me round the corner...

But as I said, good luck to those having inteviews and congrats to those with success letters - I know I'm not going to have one.

I also appied for an Admin Assistant role for my local JCP, but the pay isn't enough really (I have to pay full childcare costs as family income is too high ), so we'll see. I might try again for the E/O role if it comes up again.

To those that have applied a few times: how long before the next job in your area came up?

katie_kt

well i applied in april for an EO role and then they came up again in July!

What area would you want to work in?

venus_in_furs

Out of interest i looked up the dwp jobs in my area for now (North West) and they are already advertising more jobs (AO/EO positions etc) for August deadlines!! I must of been for the last batch (interview end of July) so seems that there is a steady stream of jobs being made available all the time at the moment in my area!! Maybe its just Merseyside haha!

Kicktoria- i can't remember the questions i got asked, as soon as i stepped out of the interview room i forgot! Just the nerves i think. All i knew was i didn't say some of my 'golden quotes' i thought would cinch me the job haha. Good job i forgot really!!

kicktoria

katie_kt wrote: »

What area would you want to work in?

I'm in Staffordshire and don't drive (yet) so needs to be fairly close to me...

katie_kt

well just keep checking website, i think they are very regular. i applied for west yorkshire at beginning of july and they have just readvertised again so some should def come up in your area.

good luck!

deejay22

jessbob wrote: »

Well done :beer: I've just applied for the West Yorkshire EO vacancies

Thanks, and good luck! we could be colleagues one day? where would you want to be based in W.Yorks?

deejay22

katie_kt wrote: »

well i applied in april for an EO role and then they came up again in July!

What area would you want to work in?

Ideally, i'd like to be based in Dewsbury or Batley, where would you like to be based in W.Yorks?