DWP Recruiting Again - 2012

Sammyj0e

Hmmm, call me cynical but someone just joins today and their first post is telling about how marvelous their comp scores are etc etc...

Lorac05

So another day passes and still no scores from Staffs & Shrops and Black Country. Tomorrow is another day - filled with the refresh button being hit every 30 minutes starting at 9am. I feel like I'm living groundhogs day here :rotfl:

SilentHero

Sammyj0e wrote: »

Hmmm, call me cynical but someone just joins today and their first post is telling about how marvelous their comp scores are etc etc...

Trolls are everywhere unfortunately. Alot of lies on this thread.

For example..no interviews at weekends!!!!!!

Interview invitations have not been set out!!!!!!

MarkyMark87

SilentHero wrote: »

Trolls are everywhere unfortunately. Alot of lies on this thread.

For example..no interviews at weekends!!!!!!

Interview invitations have not been set out!!!!!!

Hope you don't mean me since I haven't said I've been invited to interview.

MarkyMark87

Sammyj0e wrote: »

Hmmm, call me cynical but someone just joins today and their first post is telling about how marvelous their comp scores are etc etc...

And what exactly would I gain from that? I have actually suggested that I'd be willing to look at other people's examples but didn't want to come across as too big headed. I was trying to helpful.

You'll also find that lots of people signed up just to write on this thread, but maybe none of their scores offended you? Get lost you bitter person.

JessStar

HI!

Didn't know you were all here or I'd have posted sooner!!

Applied as existing civil servant to Birmingham and Black Country: got Black Country scores back today... 7s and 5s.

Still loads of folks in my office waiting and nothing back from the Birmingham side at all.

Good luck all

SpiralGalaxy

JessStar wrote: »

HI!

Didn't know you were all here or I'd have posted sooner!!

Applied as existing civil servant to Birmingham and Black Country: got Black Country scores back today... 7s and 5s.

Still loads of folks in my office waiting and nothing back from the Birmingham side at all.

Good luck all

It's comforting to know even the existing staff are waiting to hear back, since I keep thinking they've mislaid my app somewhere. If it's meant to be done by the end of this week though (as I was told on the phone), I hope they're getting some skates on.

Well done on your scores, by the way.

daidai

MarkyMark87 wrote: »

The problem is that all my examples make it obvious where I work and I work for one of those places where you're not meant to say unless necessary..! I'll happily censor out all references when I'm home and post it though!

That would be very helpful if you could post some examples of how it should be done. Delete or do the redaction thing, as necessary, to ensure you can't be identified of course.

Sammyj0e

MarkyMark87 wrote: »

And what exactly would I gain from that? I have actually suggested that I'd be willing to look at other people's examples but didn't want to come across as too big headed. I was trying to helpful.

You'll also find that lots of people signed up just to write on this thread, but maybe none of their scores offended you? Get lost you bitter person.

This thread has been running for ages,people supporting each other and a bit of banter, you didn't feel compelled to join in before. You're then telling people you'll look at their comps for them and tell them where they're going wrong!! your either a troll or an arogant SOAB!!! :rotfl:

rivage

This is my 1st ever post, but I've been reading this thread ever since my own EO application.

I applied to 2 regions, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

I scored 80% (Derbyshire) and 76% (S.Yorks) for the online tests.

I just got my Competencies marked today for Derbyshire. My application status now says, "on hold", which doesnt read too promising.

My scores were 4,6,5,4,6.

Which seem quite low and I'd guess I'm out now, or at the back of the pecking order.

So I'm gutted after all the efforts.

What really upset me was that whoever marked them gave feedback littered with spelling errors, and this person also made a couple of comments that my answer would have benefited including certain things ...that i went back and read, and were clearly included!!!!

I'm really upset that my hardwork was marked by someone who cannot spell, and doesn't seem great at reading either. Makes you wonder how they got their job?

The only time I've ever done anything Competency based was my final interview at the Assessment centre when I joined the Police Force in 2006. I did really well at that, and scored an extremely high mark. I scored the top mark not just out of my day, but out of 40 people for 2 weeks.

I've heard nothing at all from S.Yorkshire, it just says still under review.

But from reading the Derbyshire results this afternoon, and reading my Feedback (deciphering between spelling errors), I can honestly say, never been so disappointed and down-hearted by any job application feedback as this. Even reading back my answers just now, I truly feel I could not do better even if I had a second chance.