DWP Recruiting Again - 2012

MakemBill

spaghettyhoop wrote: »

Quick question that may be extremely dumb ha!

Are "tyne and wear", and "durham and tees valley" classed as the same area?

Im only asking since I thought Mackembill was in the durham and tees valley part but just posted about tyne and wear.

Northumberland/Tyne and Wear is a seperate area to Durham and Tess Valley.

I did not apply for Durham and Tees Valley.

DragonChild

melpg wrote: »

Hi everyone

Received a provisional job offer for South Yorks this morning :j

Weird how things turn out - I was rejected by them at sift, had my interview in Derbyshire, then had a locations e-mail from S.Yorks on 11th April and now an offer.

No complaints though obviously!

Many congratulations to everyone in the same position :beer:

HUGE commiserations to those who didn't get through - really hope better things are coming your way.

Have to say I'm shocked that Makem Bill and others didn't get through first time with those scores, but surely it's just a matter of time?

Hi melpg, same situation with me in East Anglia. Was told I missed the cut, then offered today. On reserve list for Hampshire/IOW but from what I can gather, so is everyone. If there is anyone out there with an offer from Hamps can you speak up and if it is alright what your score was.

Hoping for other offers too, but time will tell. A job is a job, and anywhere, this is not that bad a paying job, challenging work, but a hell of alot less arduous than some of my previous occupations.

Oh for a peaceful existence......

JessStar

avacado23 wrote: »

I also got a provisional offer from B&S but my home area is BC and I will prefer to work in BC. The status of my BC application is still hung on "situation test complete".

Have anyone else heard anything from BC or Staff & Shrop??/

Well done to all the guys who have the provisional offer and all the best to those who made it to the reserve list. As someone on here said, scores are very relative to each region since some regions seem to have overall high scores. Nevertheless, I will be surprised if you don't hear something positive very soon with such great scores of 40+.

For those who did not make it, take it as a learning experience and who knows you might have something better in store for u. Good luck all!!!!

This gave me hope: alas, still nothing.

Couple of probably irrelevant questions, if I may...

Did you interview in Wolves/West Brom?
What was your score?

What does your surnmae begin with?

And well done

spaghettyhoop

MakemBill wrote: »

Northumberland/Tyne and Wear is a seperate area to Durham and Tess Valley.

I did not apply for Durham and Tees Valley.

Thanks Bill, youve been ace in this thread so far and im gutted for you not getting a place. Hopefully you get one soon though

Radiofree

SamMorton wrote: »

Use the freedom of the information act. Request to know the number of jobs available.

I think its disgusting that someone can get a job with 31pts yet my friend who gets 37 gets nothing but more waiting. It shows just how difficult it is up here compared to down south.

To put my political hat on, I firmly believe that DWP run by the tories/lib dems are pouring the money and resources - jobs - into their marginal seats. There was a freedom of information request being processed in february to release how much money was being given to each region.

Lord Ashcroft - A serious conservative donar - wrote a long piece saying that if they focus on spending money in the southern cities and midland towns they would win a majority outright.

I believe the reason for the delay was because regions were waiting for how many positions they could offer. DWP is a political department and the aim is to get the unemployment numbers down. If you have a job and have money coming in your more likely to vote Conservative. So maybe the marginal towns got the money and the areas that don't vote Conservative didnt.

I maybe paranoid but in Nottingham they advertised for 100jobs. In Nottinghamshire the Tories have 6 marginal seats with majoriteis. In Tyne/Wear there are no tory mps. No lib dem mps.

............... apologises for non political types but freedom of informtaion act is the only way you will get answers.

But you are wrong to say "it's disgusting that candidate who are securing 31 are getting a job offers", though I think you can say "its disgusting that candidates securing 30+, or 35+ are on reserve list. I believe they should have been offered a job too".
In east Scotland , labour majority, marking was strict so only few candidate passed the interview, hence everyone who met the criteria was offered a job. So it's not political either. Its down to each district, how they sift, how they allocate funds etc.

KeyserSoze888

I made the reserve list in the North West with 35.

DragonChild

Well one thing is for sure, at 5.20pm on a Saturday afternoon, I think it is safe to say we can all look forward to tomorrow (maybe), or at least take a day off and re implement panic mode on Monday morning.

summerindurham

Luke2012 wrote: »

I scored 41/45 for North/Tyne and Wear (97% for the on-line test). On the reserve list. Feeling a bit disappointed ... but never mind!

Congratulations to everyone who has received an offer.

you have got to be joking!!!!!!! you scored 41 and you are on the reserve list???
I thought not getting an offer at 40 was a bit harsh but this makes it even worse!!! I would imagine you will get an offer sooner or later. certainly sooner than me as you beat me by one point lol x

melpg

MakemBill wrote: »

Thanks Mel

However, it now seems that with 41 points only making the reserve list I'm not even near the top with my 40. Itwould be interesting to know where we stood on the reserve list.

Tyne and Wear only made offers on 42 points.

How tough is that!?

That IS tough.

I know in the last recruitment you could find out what number you were on the list. If it was me, I would be ringing on Monday to find out. Maybe you could prise some other info out of them regarding numbers at the same time.

Radiofree

Makem, you been so supportive and are very talented, wish you get some offer soon. I am sure there is something better out there for you. X