DWP employment waiting list

honda2006

thunderb0lt wrote: »

Can anyone who has received feedback after a written request confirm how long it took. It's been nearly 3 weeks since I sent my letter and I haven't received anything. I thought my interview went really well so I would like to know where I went wrong as I have a few more interviews coming up..Having read all those posts it wouldn't suprise me if it turns out that they sent me the wrong letter..lol

Hi, I received feedback on my interview exactly 1 week after receiving my 'unsuccessful' letter.
Like you I was very surprised not to have been successful at interview as I thought that my interview went very well.

thunderb0lt

honda2006 wrote: »

Hi, I received feedback on my interview exactly 1 week after receiving my 'unsuccessful' letter.
Like you I was very surprised not to have been successful at interview as I thought that my interview went very well.

Thanks for the reply honda2006. hmm...it's weird that I haven't received anything yet. So, what kind of feedback did they give you..Have you had any more DWP interviews since receiving the feedback and has it helped you...

crockpot

I did the online test nearly 2 weeks ago and have not heared anything yet.

Any idea how long it will take to find out if I have passed? or failed.

Thanks

vistaz86

tarmis17 wrote: »

hi vistaz86
i am interested too what was your timescale and in what part of the country thanx

Hello, sorry for the late reply. I'm actually starting Monday now which is very quick! Luckily my current employer was expecting my notice so was already prepared.

I had my interview on the 16th of April, Rec'd offer/checks letter about May 3rd then offered the position yesterday! So almost 3 months wait.

Funny thing is the lady on the phone had to check if I was still interested in the position. As if id forgotten about it when in fact I've been waiting for nothing else since my interview!

As far as I was aware I wasn't put onto a waiting list, however it seems that everyone is automatically put on awaiting list.

If you've been waiting a few months then you should hear either way soon. if you've only just applied/interviewed, then id expect at least a 3 month wait.

I'm in the Cumbria district.

Good luck all.

tarmis17

hi vistaz86

thanks for the info. that is generally what i thought. when i had finished my interview the staff from manpower gave a info on what happens next and they said that the whole process could take upto to 12 weeks worst case scenario. so just sit and wait. i am west london district

julietormesby

vistaz86 wrote: »

Hello, sorry for the late reply. I'm actually starting Monday now which is very quick! Luckily my current employer was expecting my notice so was already prepared.

I had my interview on the 16th of April, Rec'd offer/checks letter about May 3rd then offered the position yesterday! So almost 3 months wait.

Funny thing is the lady on the phone had to check if I was still interested in the position. As if id forgotten about it when in fact I've been waiting for nothing else since my interview!

As far as I was aware I wasn't put onto a waiting list, however it seems that everyone is automatically put on awaiting list.

If you've been waiting a few months then you should hear either way soon. if you've only just applied/interviewed, then id expect at least a 3 month wait.

I'm in the Cumbria district.

Good luck all.

Hi thank you for this. I am just interested to know how youfoundout that everyone is automatically put on awaiting list?

ray1971

I also did the online test two weeks ago and have not yet heard, presume we have been unsuccessful eh?

vistaz86

julietormesby wrote: »

Hi thank you for this. I am just interested to know how youfoundout that everyone is automatically put on awaiting list?

Hello,

I dont know this for fact, it just seemed this way as the lady had to check that I was still interested in the position before telling me a vacancy had come up. Which leads me to believe that I was, or they thought I was, on a waiting list for my area which I had no knowledge of.

jimdfish

Landslide_Victory wrote: »

Hi JDF
From reading your posts I'm on the same recruitment exercise as you IRC57875.
Last time you posted you were going to ring them. Have you had any success or got any further with your endeavours:question:

I had a chap from Newcastle phone yesterday after I had pestered for a couple of days to tell me that my checks seem to be in order and the usual spiel of " we are waiting fo the business to contact us, blah de bah de blah". having spoken to the local Jobcentre they informed me that they have several people who have been accepted into an EO role and they have heard nothing also. i am relieved that they have now found my CRB after six weeks, but the lack of anything positive from the DWP is as usual life sapping. I am utterly amazed that the ethos of the DWP is so different from actual practice. From an organization that preaches good practice and inclusion for all to treat prospective employees so shabbily is quite honestly, beyond the pale. Never in all of my life have I had to deal with such a shower of sh#t.
JDF

julietormesby

jimdfish wrote: »

I had a chap from Newcastle phone yesterday after I had pestered for a couple of days to tell me that my checks seem to be in order and the usual spiel of " we are waiting fo the business to contact us, blah de bah de blah". having spoken to the local Jobcentre they informed me that they have several people who have been accepted into an EO role and they have heard nothing also. i am relieved that they have now found my CRB after six weeks, but the lack of anything positive from the DWP is as usual life sapping. I am utterly amazed that the ethos of the DWP is so different from actual practice. From an organization that preaches good practice and inclusion for all to treat prospective employees so shabbily is quite honestly, beyond the pale. Never in all of my life have I had to deal with such a shower of sh#t.
JDF

If all this is not bad enough just wait until your applications actually gets to the vacancy holder! In our case now put on a waiting list!!! (No mention of waiting list before) and the attitude if we want you we will call you and if we dont we wont. In a few months time we will scrap your list and thats that, no job. ,Good ere init?