april phonecalls/ may intake

iamveryhopeful

calls are going out people.

delilahbeau
Dingdong1234
Elorfanato
iamveryhopeful
PCBobby
Pcpandaman
schmeichel

I wonder how I know...... :P

Delilahbeau

Don't tempt fate. I have't had mine yet.



I'm having a melt down here.

iamveryhopeful

genuinely hope I see you three posting here very soon.

and others too

so full of adrenaline right now. want to throw computer out window

Delilahbeau

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

genuinely hope I see you three posting here very soon.

and others too

so full of adrenaline right now. want to throw computer out window

you throw that computer out of the window. my stomach is in knots.

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

you throw that computer out of the window. my stomach is in knots.

any word???????

Delilahbeau

I'm in.

I have the shakes, I'm all over the place,

But I'm in!!

PCbobby

I'm in with you all. Today I love everybody!

PCbobby

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

calls are going out people.

@delilahbeau
@floral15
@PCBobby

I wonder how I know...... :P

Look forward to meeting you mate.

iamveryhopeful

PCbobby wrote: »

I'm in with you all. Today I love everybody!

PCOverthemoon!!!


yeah buddy. good to have you.

PCbobby

Delilahbeau wrote: »

I'm in.

I have the shakes, I'm all over the place,

But I'm in!!

Well done.

iamveryhopeful

PCbobby wrote: »

Look forward to meeting you mate.

you too. genuinely happy I have at least you and delilahbeau to fall back on.

genuine people within the squad will make things that much easier when the times are tough.

and tough they will be.

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

I'm in.

I have the shakes, I'm all over the place,

But I'm in!!

congrats!!!!

knew you'd be getting one.

Delilahbeau

PCbobby and Iamveryhopeful.

What a wonderful squad we will form.

This feeling, is unparalleled.

JROB

Congratulations to you all!

How often are the calls made? Every week?

Delilahbeau

JROB wrote: »

Congratulations to you all!

How often are the calls made? Every week?

Very 5-6 weeks or so JROB

JROB

And on a specific day? The next set of calls will likely be the last is that right? Congratulations again, lots of celebrating tonight I bet?!

Delilahbeau

JROB wrote: »

And on a specific day? The next set of calls will likely be the last is that right? Congratulations again, lots of celebrating tonight I bet?!

No specific day or date, just whenever HR get approval from the up aboves.
It's a good job I bought my boyfriend Dark Souls 3 yesterday. Looks like he's gonna be needing it.

iamveryhopeful

JROB wrote: »

Congratulations to you all!

How often are the calls made? Every week?

thanks buddy. have to make the most of congratulations on here as in the real world, folks are.....well lets just say not too congratulatory.

as above, seemingly 5 weeks or so.

did not think they'd be going out this week so they cant be predicted to accurately.

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

PCbobby and Iamveryhopeful.

What a wonderful squad we will form.

This feeling, is unparalleled.

just need to remember to reign in my stupid sense of humour

iamveryhopeful

JROB wrote: »

And on a specific day? The next set of calls will likely be the last is that right? Congratulations again, lots of celebrating tonight I bet?!

haha. if others were celebratory too.

my dads text response?


"oh."

haven't heard from him since. :rolleyes:

Homer01

Congrats folks!

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

No specific day or date, just whenever HR get approval from the up aboves.
It's a good job I bought my boyfriend Dark Souls 3 yesterday. Looks like he's gonna be needing it.

if he hasn't already. get fallout 4.

what a game. got in November last year. only recently completed.

JROB

If you don't mind me asking folks, when did you all do your medical? How long have you be waiting for "the call" and what do they actually say on the phone? Are you given a date for induction weekend or commencement of training?

Apologies for 101 questions.

Delilahbeau

I done mine 2nd week of March. SMT the same day, but results got delayed because of Easter Break. Iamveryhopeful is the same as I.

Both been waiting a month now.

JROB

Delilahbeau wrote: »

I done mine 2nd week of March. SMT the same day, but results got delayed because of Easter Break. Iamveryhopeful is the same as I.

Both been waiting a month now.

So if the next set of calls are in another 5-6 weeks, I guess there is still a chance I might get one.
Bloody bell, this is all so stressful.

Delilahbeau

Very much so.
Seeing as we all thought they wouldn't go out till next week, i had a hope you'd be in this one.


It is very stressful aye, we're all on the same ship. You'll get there!

iamveryhopeful

JROB wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking folks, when did you all do your medical? How long have you be waiting for "the call" and what do they actually say on the phone? Are you given a date for induction weekend or commencement of training?

Apologies for 101 questions.

same as Delilahbeau. My medical was just over a month ago.

got my letter like two days later. but you hear nothing regarding the hair follicle test.

On the phone, you have to confirm if you address has changed, change of partner and they ask you if you are still interested in the role (I'd love to know how many say no at this stage)

you get induction day dates, a start date and she congratulates you.

Delilahbeau

Just the three of us so far?


I wonder how many calls go out in one day...

PCbobby

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

if he hasn't already. get fallout 4.

what a game. got in November last year. only recently completed.

Ladies and gents, meet a man with too much time on his hands... lol

I got the game too, way off completing anything in it. PCbusy

PCbobby

Delilahbeau wrote: »

Just the three of us so far?


I wonder how many calls go out in one day...

I don't have a clue. There aren't too many people who get in and post on the boards, so it's hard to tell that way.

iamveryhopeful

PCbobby wrote: »

Ladies and gents, meet a man with too much time on his hands... lol

I got the game too, way off completing anything in it. PCbusy

I don't know. Seemingly already I'm the target for abuse. roll on G.V.....

PCGets-lost-in-the-commonwealth-won't-be-much-help-in-the-real-world?

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

Just the three of us so far?


I wonder how many calls go out in one day...

I have inside information that due to how clueless and how much handholding i'll require, they could only fit another two alongside me.

(equally useless two as well)

PCbobby

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

I have inside information that due to how clueless and how much handholding i'll require, they could only fit another two alongside me.

(equally useless two as well)

I don't hold hands. I hug. It's just the way I've been since I child. Group hug?:o

JROB

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

same as Delilahbeau. My medical was just over a month ago.

got my letter like two days later. but you hear nothing regarding the hair follicle test.

On the phone, you have to confirm if you address has changed, change of partner and they ask you if you are still interested in the role (I'd love to know how many say no at this stage)

you get induction day dates, a start date and she congratulates you.

Am i allowed to ask what the induction date and start date is for you guys? I'm just trying to gauge how much time they give you to up sticks and move your life lol with a job to leave and a house to sell etc

iamveryhopeful

JROB wrote: »

Am i allowed to ask what the induction date and start date is for you guys? I'm just trying to gauge how much time they give you to up sticks and move your life lol with a job to leave and a house to sell etc

bank on a month/month and a half roughly between phone calls and start dates.

btw, that is based on numerous posts on here and doesn't necessarily reflect my own situation.

sorry for being so unspecific

iamveryhopeful

PCbobby wrote: »

I don't hold hands. I hug. It's just the way I've been since I child. Group hug?:o

"since I child"

lol.

hard to hug and do other things at same time though (speaking on past experience). also its frowned upon.....

JROB

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

bank on a month/month and a half roughly between phone calls and start dates.

btw, that is based on numerous posts on here and doesn't necessarily reflect my own situation.

sorry for being so unspecific

No no don't worry, I completely understand. 👌
Thanks for the heads up. Not a great deal of time though is it.

iamveryhopeful

JROB wrote: »

No no don't worry, I completely understand. 👌
Thanks for the heads up. Not a great deal of time though is it.

not if you are actually having to move then no it isn't a great deal of time.

its not so bad when you've just to hand in your notice though. most are ok with a month.

JROB

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

bank on a month/month and a half roughly between phone calls and start dates.

btw, that is based on numerous posts on here and doesn't necessarily reflect my own situation.

sorry for being so unspecific

No no, don't worry, I completely understand. Thats not long at all though is it?!

Delilahbeau

Gwoup hugz

Delilahbeau

It's not a long time at all for someone like you, who has a life across the water and has a family to uproot.

What may be more realistic to you ( and what you're possibly not aware of) is that the first month of GV is residential (and also compulsory that you live there for the first month at least) ... If it came to the bit that you were accepted, you may have to leave your family in England for a while to sort out the selling of your current place and the buying of somewhere else.

Also, bare in mind you won't know where you are posted until you graduate (you only find out the day before or so).... So buying somewhere and then getting placed at the opposite side of the country is also possible

(I really hate being the barer of bad news)

iamveryhopeful

Delilahbeau wrote: »

It's not a long time at all for someone like you, who has a life across the water and has a family to uproot.

What may be more realistic to you ( and what you're possibly not aware of) is that the first month of GV is residential (and also compulsory that you live there for the first month at least) ... If it came to the bit that you were accepted, you may have to leave your family in England for a while to sort out the selling of your current place and the buying of somewhere else.

Also, bare in mind you won't know where you are posted until you graduate (you only find out the day before or so).... So buying somewhere and then getting placed at the opposite side of the country is also possible

(I really hate being the barer of bad news)

it mightn't be bad news!!


I am only joking JROB .

Elorfanato

I got the call too. I'm coming from Manchester so I've got a lot to sort out before coming back to the homeland! Stressful times ahead!

Delilahbeau

Elorfanato wrote:

I got the call too. I'm coming from Manchester so I've got a lot to sort out before coming back to the homeland! Stressful times ahead!

Welcome to the group!!

iamveryhopeful

Elorfanato wrote: »

I got the call too. I'm coming from Manchester so I've got a lot to sort out before coming back to the homeland! Stressful times ahead!

jeepers. and I thought I was stressed.

congratulations and welcome along buddy

JROB

Lol 😂😂

The Mrs is from NI and her folks are still going strong so we would stay with them for as long as needed I guess, and probably try and sell the house from NI and rely on the estate agent as much as possible to sell the current place. Her folks don't actually know that yet though lol. They are unaware that my application was picked up again. Didn't want to get their hopes up, now that the little one has come along.

When you say residential for the first month, you mean monday-Friday I take it?

PCbobby

JROB wrote: »

Am i allowed to ask what the induction date and start date is for you guys? I'm just trying to gauge how much time they give you to up sticks and move your life lol with a job to leave and a house to sell etc

As Iamveryvague said nothing is set in stone. I would not think too much about planning until you get the call, I'm aware you need to plan a little. If you scour the forum here like demented ferret (referring to myself in the past) you gradually build up a better idea of the way things happen.

Also, there are probably some people in threads that are in your position. Id check the recent intakes and they will have some relevant experience I am sure.

iamveryhopeful

PCDementedFerret. that's going to stick you know.....

PCbobby

iamveryhopeful wrote: »

PCDementedFerret. that's going to stick you know.....

PCallroundgreatguy? lol.

Delilahbeau

PCbobby wrote:

PCallroundgreatguy? lol.

PCgunisachickennuggettoy

iamveryhopeful

PCbobby wrote: »

PCallroundgreatguy? lol.

you're pushing it bud....