SGS - Verification Officer for Driving Licences.

bunny24

Was on to SGS this morning & was just told they would be in touch shortly.... Whenever that is! Would be great to have it over with either way by the weekend

bowloforanges

bunny24 wrote: »

Was on to SGS this morning & was just told they would be in touch shortly.... Whenever that is! Would be great to have it over with either way by the weekend

Jeez, you think when you go to the bother of ringing them that they could try be a little more specific haha it'll probably be the end of next week now!

bunny24

Oh please let today be the day!!!!

!!!CorkGal!!!

Hi Guys,
Just wondering if you are all waiting to hear the outcome of your interviews or what stage in the process are ye at?
I only had my phone interview last tuesday... Still waiting to hear, was told I'd be informed within a week.. Is anyone else at the same stage?
Wish I had seen this thread before i'd done my phone interview!!!

bunny24

!!!CorkGal!!! wrote: »

Hi Guys,
Just wondering if you are all waiting to hear the outcome of your interviews or what stage in the process are ye at?
I only had my phone interview last tuesday... Still waiting to hear, was told I'd be informed within a week.. Is anyone else at the same stage?
Wish I had seen this thread before i'd done my phone interview!!!

Hi CorkGal, everyone here is after completing Stage 3 - the face to face interview & waiting to either be offered a position or not

!!!CorkGal!!!

Are ye all from up the country?
Anyone here from Cork?

bunny24

!!!CorkGal!!! wrote: »

Are ye all from up the country?
Anyone here from Cork?

I think everyone is from all over the country.

A few posts back someone had said how there was another position being advertised in the Cork area so I assume that's why you're starting from the phone interview.

If you look through the thread you will find some good tips if you progress through the next stages. Good luck

!!!CorkGal!!!

bunny24 wrote: »

I think everyone is from all over the country.

A few posts back someone had said how there was another position being advertised in the Cork area so I assume that's why you're starting from the phone interview.

If you look through the thread you will find some good tips if you progress through the next stages. Good luck

Thanks very much Bunny24..
Hope you get good news soon

bunny24

Donegal_gal wrote: »

This waiting game is getting Tiring Does anyone think if a few more of us call , it may speed up the process or we might at least get a day we wil here Its not really mid July anymore now!

I hear ya... I'd assume if they were going to start calling people to make offers they would start it first thing in the morning and dedicate the day to it in case people miss calls etc so I doubt it will be today either in my opinion.

Vologda69

bunny24 wrote: »

I hear ya... I'd assume if they were going to start calling people to make offers they would start it first thing in the morning and dedicate the day to it in case people miss calls etc so I doubt it will be today either in my opinion.

I agree. Must have more applicants than we thought. My stomach is in knots with the nerves.

Strongbow10

bunny24 wrote: »

I hear ya... I'd assume if they were going to start calling people to make offers they would start it first thing in the morning and dedicate the day to it in case people miss calls etc so I doubt it will be today either in my opinion.

For all we know they may be doing that Bunny

Its a long process id say matching candidates to their preference area along with preference of part time/full time so in fairness its probably taking them a while

Keep the faith

Vologda69

!!!CorkGal!!! wrote: »

Are ye all from up the country?
Anyone here from Cork?

Was it West Cork you applied for CorkGal? My cousin applied for Cork city.

Donegal_gal

Guys i enailed for timeline. They said next few weeks Cud b a long wait!!

bowloforanges

Donegal_gal wrote: »

Guys i enailed for timeline. They said next few weeks Cud b a long wait!!

They said a few weeks?!

bunny24

What happened to "within the week"?? So annoying checking phone and email all week waiting to hear!

Donegal_gal

Maybe a few other shoukd emaik see if response is d same?

bowloforanges

Donegal_gal wrote: »

Maybe a few other shoukd emaik see if response is d same?

Yeah I'm going to email them as well now

Vologda69

Donegal_gal wrote: »

Guys i enailed for timeline. They said next few weeks Cud b a long wait!!

I was holding off on accepting a 7 month contract position. Don't know what I'll do now.

bunny24

Vologda69 wrote: »

I was holding off on accepting a 7 month contract position. Don't know what I'll do now.

I just emailed there too. Maybe you could wait until we hear back to see if we get a clearer answer from someone else before you decide what to do?:)

bowloforanges

Vologda69 wrote: »

I was holding off on accepting a 7 month contract position. Don't know what I'll do now.

Why don't you ring them and explain your situation - worth a try at least. Your head must be wrecked right now not knowing what to do.

bunny24

Just got emailed back saying the next few weeks but it seemed like it was an automatically generated email - very similar to the one I got the other day with just a few words changed around. I think it may be better to give them a call at this stage!

Vologda69

bowloforanges wrote: »

Why don't you ring them and explain your situation - worth a try at least. Your head must be wrecked right now not knowing what to do.

Yes, I might have to. Don't want to turn it down and then not get SGS. But neither do I want to start the contract job and be stuck with a 4 week notice clause. Just my bad luck!

Donegal_gal

i would ring and explain your situation . Tell them you woukd prefer the sgs position and ask can they give any indication how you have done. [Waiting is nerve wrecking.
quote="Vologda69;85596620"]I was holding off on accepting a 7 month contract position. Don't know what I'll do now.[/quote]

bunny24

Vologda69 wrote: »

Yes, I might have to. Don't want to turn it down and then not get SGS. But neither do I want to start the contract job and be stuck with a 4 week notice clause. Just my bad luck!

Ya you should definitely ring - you might end up losing out on the two positions! At least you're guaranteed the 7 months at the moment. Have you much time left to sign the contract?

Vologda69

bunny24 wrote: »

Ya you should definitely ring - you might end up losing out on the two positions! At least you're guaranteed the 7 months at the moment. Have you much time left to sign the contract?

Job is due to start on 29th. They already delayed the starting date for me. Thought I would know at this stage.

UserName1231

To Whom It May Concern,
SGS is an international company with over 75,000 employees and you think its a good idea applying to such a large company and then publicly talking trash about them online? .....Id say they have access to the internet

Strongbow10

id say SGS are very close to making offers now in fairness to them.

When you think of what they have to do its actually a very arduous process, its not just offering jobs to those on their shortlist, they will have to filter it in 2 ways, both by location and also by part time/full time.

Its not your typical job vacancy. For the poster worried about another position, maybe call them and tell them your worries, if you want SGS over the other job maybe explain that to them and maybe they will be able to tell you there and then if you're on a shortlist for an offer.

My one worry is the advertisement of the role in Cork only last week. I hope we are not waiting on that entire interview process to finish before hearing anything.

I'm in the same boat, have actually turned down one 6 month contract, and am mulling over another one aswell but i'd really like the SGS role more than anything.

bunny24

I don't think anyone is slating the company. We were told at the interview stage that we would know mid July whether we are successful or unsuccessful. People are just anxious to hear back about the positions applied for as can be expected in this day and age.

There have been three stages so far and we all have come such a long way from when we applied for the position at the very beginning and have been on this journey together through this thread.

People are just discussing their opinions, reassuring others and letting them know if they hear anymore information etc etc.

bowloforanges

UserName1231 wrote: »

To Whom It May Concern,
SGS is an international company with over 75,000 employees and you think its a good idea applying to such a large company and then publicly talking trash about them online? .....Id say they have access to the internet

Ah as far as I can see, no one is publicly "talking trash" about SGS. Jesus, relax.

!!!CorkGal!!!

Vologda69 wrote: »

Was it West Cork you applied for CorkGal? My cousin applied for Cork city.

Ya twas West Cork I applied for Vologda69..
How far in the process are they with City Applicants??