DWP employment waiting list

Divinelistic

Mango23 wrote: »

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Hi! I am a 'newbie' to posting on this forum, but have regularly read the posts regarding the DWP job process etc... and thank goodness i found this forum... its not just me playing the waiting game!

I applied for an EO position IRC 61099 and attended the Forsight Cntr at Liverpool for the literacy and numeracy tests and interview (the worst interview i've had!...EVER)
Shortly after i recieved an email asking me to choose which Job centres i would be able to travel to (Im in cheshire so opted for wilmslow, macclesfield, congleton and god knows where else!)

I then recieved 2 letters, one stating my test scores and another saying i had been successful, and they were undertaking pre employment checks (no mention of a waiting list).. i decided to call Newcastle as i had been reading on this forum about being put on waiting lists... and found out i was number 154 on the list!!!!! OMG :eek:

In the mean time i recieved a copy of the Disclosure forms.... no nasty surprises there!...

On tuesday this week (26th Aug, a week after being told i was no. 154 on the waiting list) i decided to call Newcastle again a see if i was any further up the list out of curiosity.... and was told my information had been passed to 'Business Services'... EH? when i asked exactly what that ment, they said that my information was now with a Job Centre and that all i had to do was sit tight and wait for a call with a start date...... They were unable to tell me (or would'nt tell me) which job centre, or a contact name or number i would be able to contact in the future with regards to how my application was progressing....

So thats my story so far, i did however notice today that they are advertising again for AO & EO positions for the Cheshire and Wirral area's... Spotted on the Direct Gov website, and then the vacancy list on the DWP website,,,,,,, What can this mean????????

Are there that many positions that they are having to recriut for this area all over again?.. or the standard of applicants not the calliber they wanted?? Who knows! Will they wait until all the posts are filled and then train all the new starters accross Merseyside and Cheshire together? Or is the training given inhouse at each job centre????

I really do want this job, and whilst i'm trying not to get my hopes up and am still looking around, i only have 2 months to find another job before i am made redundant....

Really i'm just wondering if anyone else can say how long it took for them to get 'the call' with a start date, from when they were informed their application was passed to 'Business Services'???

Any insight into this crazy process would be appreciated!!!!

Hi there,
congrats on ur new job.i would like to know what u meant by ''the worst interview ever''

sweetikklemunchkin

Hi peeps, i been reading all ur posts on here for weeks waiting for the news i finally had today,

had my "interview was successful" letter nearly 3 weeks ago with NO WAITING LIST just the mention of " we will now carry out pre employment checks and will be in touch when these are completed" etc

Had my CRB back today so thought id phone and see where i am and whats happening, well to my surprise all my checks have been done allready, file has been passed to business services and just need to wait for the call with start date and location :j

back to waiting now then, has any1 applied for above position and got start date yet :question:

counterfeit

requiem1979 wrote: »

i am asking for myself and i am male, dont want to turn up looking to out of place so i figured it was best to ask there seems to be a mix of peeps slightly casual and some who are not, wondered if people in diff roles dressed certain ways

My experience (of JCPs and being a civil servant myself for 8 years in an EO position) is that the men dress in trousers, shoes, shirt. Ties are optional and so is a suit. Trainers are frowned upon and so are t-shirts (but some male staff get away with T-shirts if they are sort of plain, smart and no logos). Polo shirts are ok but be careful what is on them.

There are guidelines on dress here

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/about-dwp/working-for-dwp/what-dwp-can-offer-you/what-we-expect-from-you/

but it's not really set in stone - local business unit management and line managers deem what is acceptable.

jessbob

sweetikklemunchkin wrote: »

Hi peeps, i been reading all ur posts on here for weeks waiting for the news i finally had today,

had my "interview was successful" letter nearly 3 weeks ago with NO WAITING LIST just the mention of " we will now carry out pre employment checks and will be in touch when these are completed" etc

Had my CRB back today so thought id phone and see where i am and whats happening, well to my surprise all my checks have been done allready, file has been passed to business services and just need to wait for the call with start date and location :j

back to waiting now then, has any1 applied for above position and got start date yet :question:

Hi

I had same successful letter as you, with no waiting list for this IRC. Not received the CRB Certificate as yet though !!!

What number did you ring to check, please.

Also, have you completed any form to say where you would prefer to work?

crockpot

I then recieved 2 letters, one stating my test scores and another saying i had been successful, and they were undertaking pre employment checks (no mention of a waiting list).. i decided to call Newcastle as i had been reading on this forum about being put on waiting lists... and found out i was number 154 on the list!!!!! OMG :eek:

In the mean time i recieved a copy of the Disclosure forms.... no nasty surprises there!...

On tuesday this week (26th Aug, a week after being told i was no. 154 on the waiting list) i decided to call Newcastle again a see if i was any further up the list out of curiosity.... and was told my information had been passed to 'Business Services'... EH? when i asked exactly what that ment, they said that my information was now with a Job Centre and that all i had to do was sit tight and wait for a call with a start date...... They were unable to tell me (or would'nt tell me) which job centre


You have given me some hope back!

I got my sucsess-no waiting list letter about 2 weeks ago.

rang for an update and asked what No i was on the list, nearly fell on the floor when I was told i was 168! But was also told all my checks were clear. I was told to ring again in 3 weeks for an update. I did ask for a time scale, but she said call back in 3 weeks and put phone down!

On the upside i have an interview for a non DWP job in a few weeks and this job is permanant. So something to keep me busy in the meantime!

counterfeit

Which job was that? I'm sure you've mentioned before but I'm being too lazy to trawl through.

And, when did you ring for the update?

crockpot

AO West Yorkshire- rang for update yesterday

sweetikklemunchkin

jessbob wrote: »

Hi

I had same successful letter as you, with no waiting list for this IRC. Not received the CRB Certificate as yet though !!!

What number did you ring to check, please.

Also, have you completed any form to say where you would prefer to work?

Hiya Jess congrats, the person you need to speak to is Fiona Galloway (i found this out after calling 12 different numbers lol) on 0191 216 6614, she may not have the details but she got some1 to phone me back, hope this helps x

oh and no i havnt filled a form out to choose area x

jessbob

sweetikklemunchkin wrote: »

Hiya Jess congrats, the person you need to speak to is Fiona Galloway (i found this out after calling 12 different numbers lol) on 0191 216 6614, she may not have the details but she got some1 to phone me back, hope this helps x

oh and no i havnt filled a form out to choose area x

Thank you:j:j

Gonna ring them now:D

sweetikklemunchkin

good luck Jess fingers crossed 4 ya x