DWP Recruiting Again - 2012

mazza1985

I'm so suprised, I thought my competencies showed good management skills etc, and I worked off their framework. This will be first time in 4 years I havent been shortlisted from competency based application.

devilot

mazza1985 wrote: »

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I'm sorry to hear that. At least you've got comments under your scores, I don't even know how I've failed yet!:o

vindallou

mazza1985 wrote: »

I'm so suprised, I thought my competencies showed good management skills etc, and I worked off their framework. This will be first time in 4 years I havent been shortlisted from competency based application.

I think it just depends on who marks it for you

vindallou

devilot wrote: »

I'm sorry to hear that. At least you've got comments under your scores, I don't even know how I've failed yet!:o

How do you know you have failed?

mazza1985

One of them it says I demonstrated nothing for the competency at all, I've just read my competency again and I completely disagree! But there is nothing I can do, will just have to hope an AO fills an EO post so I can go for AO post instead!

devilot

vindallou wrote: »

How do you know you have failed?

Because I haven't scored at least 4 in each one.

mazza1985

devilot wrote: »

I'm sorry to hear that. At least you've got comments under your scores, I don't even know how I've failed yet!:o

Aww thats rubbish!

vindallou

mazza1985 wrote: »

One of them it says I demonstrated nothing for the competency at all, I've just read my competency again and I completely disagree! But there is nothing I can do, will just have to hope an AO fills an EO post so I can go for AO post instead!

I wonder if they have an appeal route for these things? Surely the marker cant make a final decison on the matter?
Or perhaps you can ask for further feedback?

vindallou

mazza1985 wrote: »

One of them it says I demonstrated nothing for the competency at all, I've just read my competency again and I completely disagree! But there is nothing I can do, will just have to hope an AO fills an EO post so I can go for AO post instead!

Leading - Behavioural Rating4Leading - Behavioural CommentPoor example given for Leading - simply a job description - no specific examples. Additional behaviours lifted from Managing People and Perfromace to increase score.

Mine took behaviours from a different area......

mazza1985

vindallou wrote: »

I wonder if they have an appeal route for these things? Surely the marker cant make a final decison on the matter?
Or perhaps you can ask for further feedback?

I'm not even sure how I can do that. I might be tempted to appeal if it's a possibilty.

The example that I scored 1 on was for professional practice, I spoke about how I managed a dangerous situation in a hostel involving a firearm, how I had increased the staffing previously to manage an incident occuring as the atmosphere was brewing and there had already been a violent incident that day. I even told them that when the person was bailed they were immediately evicted due to possesion of a firearm, and despite the fact that he had assaulted a member of staff earlier in the day and shot holes in the wall of building me and my manager still stayed at work until 2 am to ensure he had somewhere to go. Now if that doesnt show professionalism and commitment I dont know what does! It shows that I managed a situation, was able to make decisions of my own accord about staffing levels, risk assess a situation and act on it.

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