DWP Recruiting Again - 2012

devilot

Arsh wrote: »

Just got my feedback for West Yorkshire.
I managed to get 7's for the two 5's with the same competencies in a different area!!!

Building Capability - Behavioural Rating 5
Building Capability - Behavioural Comment Good acceptable evidence.

Delivering a Customer Focused Service - Behavioural Rating 5
Delivering a Customer Focused Service - Behavioural Comment Good example of sharing best practices/customer service

Leading - Behavioural Rating 7
Leading - Behavioural Comment Demonstrates strong leading capabilities most of the time.

Managing People and Performance - Behavioural Rating 7
Managing People and Performance - Behavioural Comment Good evidence of managing conflicts and improving the business.

Operational Delivery - Delivering a Professional Service Rating 4
Operational Delivery - Delivering a Professional Service Comment Example could have been more specific.

Not happy with the scores yet not disappointed if you know what I mean

Not got my West Yorkshire yet, and I'm fairly near to the beginning of the alphabet...oh it's so frustrating!

ETA: congratulations!!

Arsh

devilot wrote: »

Not got my West Yorkshire yet, and I'm fairly near to the beginning of the alphabet...oh it's so frustrating!

ETA: congratulations!!

Thanks!

Depends on the area but for the other Sift I was one of the last to get my scores yet my name is very close to the beginning of the alphabet.

Druagh

devilot wrote: »

Not got my West Yorkshire yet, and I'm fairly near to the beginning of the alphabet...oh it's so frustrating!

If it makes you feel any better I've had nothing from West Yorkshire yet either. One of my other applications has been "on hold" for the last 24 hours...

sherrilou

hi all

Been a bit of a lurker cos it took me so long to activate account. I applied for the EO job for Bristol still nothing although I hear they are filtering through.

Mazza when did you get your feedback through? Fingers crossed i will hear something today, the wait is driving me mad. Do you think they are doing it by surname?

Good luck to all those waiting

Sherrilou

gettingready

And still "awaiting review" for East London...

pixiechick_2

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!

Sorry you only got a 1 and a 3 for a couple of your competencies. :sad:

From your posts it seems like you're more than capable of doing the job.

There's obviously a lot of discrepancies between regions in marking the competencies.How on earth do they expect you to 'hit' all the bullet points of each competency when the bullet points are longer than the 200 words allowed :huh:

I think some of the markers must be taking the criteria far too literally.

Not looking forward to getting my competency scores now:(

Well done Arsh - I'm sure you'll get through to interview with those scores :T

quijibo

mazza1985 wrote: »

I know, although I think I was scored infairly on this one it wouldnt stop me from getting an interview, my 1 and 3 will though! :-( I feel really sad now, I'm used as a reference point within my own team as a welfare and benefits expert, thought this job would be perfect for me. It was obviusly not meant to be.

Certainly makes you question whether the DWP's recruitment process finds the best people.

Cosb

Hi, I haven't heard back anything. Can someone please supply the contact number for dwp recruitment?

I have googled but couldn't find it.

pixiechick_2

Cosb wrote: »

Hi, I haven't heard back anything. Can someone please supply the contact number for dwp recruitment?

I have googled but couldn't find it.

It's in the 'Help' section of the civil service website

sherrilou

I agree with the quote some of the markers are marking too literally.

The comparison with other areas marking competencies are unbelievable really especially when peeps have put in multiple apps using the same ones. If i had done that and got through in one area and not another I would deffo look at appealing in some way.

Such a stressful process. Took me 2 1/2 days to write my competencies and still dont know if they are any good grr.

Anyhow back to check the site like I have done 10 times already lol

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