Civil service job!!

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MalMonroe said:

 Congratulations, OP because you HAVE been offered a job and you will get one as soon as one becomes available. 

It happened to me a few years ago, I went for an interview and had to do psychometric testing followed by a further interview. I was told congratulations, we want you (more or less!) but - unfortunately there are no openings at the present time.

So I was bitterly disappointed and applied for and got another job - not one I was happy with though and two months later I received a letter from the CS offering me a job at the Home Office if I wanted it. I did. And because I'd done the interviews and testing already, I was able to just walk straight into that job.

Same will happen to you, the very worst part is over, it's not bad news, it's good news. You'll just have to wait a while. And it may not be too long either. Try not to be too disheartened and/or gutted.

Incorrect! 

If another job doesn’t become available than there is no job. 

Emmia

The Civil Service is recruiting, provided the description of what you applied for is sufficiently open e.g. a policy job, programme management, analyst, economist etc. a similar job should be offered to you. 

People who are hiring get your application and will then decide if you'd be suitable (e.g. that the role you were interviewed for is sufficiently close to the vacancy they are looking to fill) and if it is you'd be contacted. Might take a few months though, so don't stop hunting or applying for jobs (including those in the Civil Service).

julie_Curtis

ACunningham21 said:

Hey OP, congrats on the successful interview! Just out of curiosity what role did you apply for with the Civil Service? I had an interview two weeks ago and I am still waiting to hear, how long did you wait for a response?

Hi, it was an AO job, the process started back in July !! Done all tests etc etc , had interview 8th September had e mail about 11 days after asking all questions (put in main paragraph) then just over another week saying congrats etc etc . I do know they were taking on 80 people and as it was being finalised the Government said about working from home again , so I'm kinda of hoping that's why delay . 
Good luck with yours anyway 😘.  

julie_Curtis

MalMonroe said:

 Congratulations, OP because you HAVE been offered a job and you will get one as soon as one becomes available. 

It happened to me a few years ago, I went for an interview and had to do psychometric testing followed by a further interview. I was told congratulations, we want you (more or less!) but - unfortunately there are no openings at the present time.

So I was bitterly disappointed and applied for and got another job - not one I was happy with though and two months later I received a letter from the CS offering me a job at the Home Office if I wanted it. I did. And because I'd done the interviews and testing already, I was able to just walk straight into that job.

Same will happen to you, the very worst part is over, it's not bad news, it's good news. You'll just have to wait a while. And it may not be too long either. Try not to be too disheartened and/or gutted.

Thank you!!!! I do hope your right , otherwise it seems cruel way of recruiting,  building your hopes up yo drop you !!!. Im just hoping 🙏  with the restrictions due to covid and the amount of staff that needed training its taking longer than 1st thought . 

Thank you for kind words 

ACunningham21

julie_Curtis said:

ACunningham21 said:

Hey OP, congrats on the successful interview! Just out of curiosity what role did you apply for with the Civil Service? I had an interview two weeks ago and I am still waiting to hear, how long did you wait for a response?

Hi, it was an AO job, the process started back in July !! Done all tests etc etc , had interview 8th September had e mail about 11 days after asking all questions (put in main paragraph) then just over another week saying congrats etc etc . I do know they were taking on 80 people and as it was being finalised the Government said about working from home again , so I'm kinda of hoping that's why delay . 
Good luck with yours anyway 😘.  

Thank you, it was an EO job I applied for so maybe a little longer to process, I know there is only 10 posts available. Good luck to you too, fingers crossed you are offered a place!  xx

julie_Curtis

Emmia said:

The Civil Service is recruiting, provided the description of what you applied for is sufficiently open e.g. a policy job, programme management, analyst, economist etc. a similar job should be offered to you. 

People who are hiring get your application and will then decide if you'd be suitable (e.g. that the role you were interviewed for is sufficiently close to the vacancy they are looking to fill) and if it is you'd be contacted. Might take a few months though, so don't stop hunting or applying for jobs (including those in the Civil Service).

Thanks, it did say on my fed back that l would a very suitable candidate for the position.  So fingers crossed 🤞. 

julie_Curtis

ACunningham21 said:

julie_Curtis said:

ACunningham21 said:

Hey OP, congrats on the successful interview! Just out of curiosity what role did you apply for with the Civil Service? I had an interview two weeks ago and I am still waiting to hear, how long did you wait for a response?

Hi, it was an AO job, the process started back in July !! Done all tests etc etc , had interview 8th September had e mail about 11 days after asking all questions (put in main paragraph) then just over another week saying congrats etc etc . I do know they were taking on 80 people and as it was being finalised the Government said about working from home again , so I'm kinda of hoping that's why delay . 
Good luck with yours anyway 😘.  

Thank you, it was an EO job I applied for so maybe a little longer to process, I know there is only 10 posts available. Good luck to you too, fingers crossed you are offered a place!  xx

Good luck , im sure you will do well !! It is a nightmare process though xx

julie_Curtis

MrJamez said:

OP,

I was put on the CS reserve list back in Feb and was offered a role in September.

Fingers crossed you get offered something eventually!

Oooo that has made me feel a little more confident.  Thank you so much .

strawb_shortcake

Good luck, some departments open their reserve lists for 6-12 months, sadly there is no guarantee of a job at the end but you've got to remain positive. 
The civil service are receiving lots of applications at the moment so it may be that the reserve lists increase more than usual at this time

KatrinaWaves

MalMonroe said:

*You're. When you're giving a negative response, please get it right.

Considering you chastised people for correcting someone’s grammar on this post I suggest you stop being such a hypocrite.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77682460#Comment_77682460

I can put up with you posting your pie in the sky advice with RANDOM capitals all over the boards, but being a hypocrite really grinds my gears.

You cannot say the OP is guaranteed a job. Exactly how long ago did you go through the civil service recruitment programme. You said ‘a few years’ but a few isn’t very consistent with your other posts. I imagine it was quite a long time ago when the world was quite different.

I hope the OP does get a job from this application process but it is far from a guarantee.