New 2021 Assistant Principal in the Civil Service

Under which competence should I use "consistently able to submit applications 10 seconds before the deadline" as an example

The application form q1 and q2 request an outline of significant experience. Q3 request a specific example. I gave an outline of my experience for q1 and 2 for 2020 comp, 2018 comp and this new comp. Form was shortlisted by a shortlisting panel (2018) and by online video (2020). Currently waiting for etray results and confident that I will be prepping for assessment tests for 2021 comp. 🙏😅

At the end of the day, it's a senior management grade and you'll need to have answers for Ministers, A/Secs, and POs when they come looking for them.

I would say zero chance.

I would say no chance.

Ultimately the responsibility lies with you to be aware of competitions. Plenty of Depts don't even send emails for competitions (only putting them on intranet).

Ouch! Occasionally circulars come around that say "Please bring this to the attention of your staff that may be on leave" but that's almost always for internal/confined competitions. PAS published multiple competitions every day, though. Your best bet for the future is to subscribe to their job alerts emails for categories you're interested in, using your personal email address rather than a work one.

Just wondering: I applied for this for last week's deadline (external candidate, first time applying to the civil service) and found some v helpful info going through old threads, which all seemed to imply some sort of timeline for the next steps would be in the handbook. I didn't see anything like that in this handbook, and I'm wondering if anyone has any idea what likely timelines will be both for next stages in recruitment and the likely placement of people on the panel?

I know one person who applied in March 2020 and was placed in April this year: I'm wondering if that's typical, or if it is at all possible it could be much quicker than that.

Thank you @AP2021

So then, even in a magical world where someone ranked at the top of the panel (not currently sure my answers on the form would get me to next round!) there is basically zero chance of being placed this side of November? For work reasons, if I were to be successful, it would be really valuable to know this before then as there will be changes made to my current role/ additional recruitment undertaken that would be done very differently if I were to leave. I would feel a bit guilty if basically a lot of changes were made based on me staying in my role and then I hand in my resignation a few weeks or even a month or two later.

Not the end of the world, but I was idly daydreaming about how helpful it would be to know by then and wondering if there was any chance it could happen that way.

Here ya go

There is no chance this competition will be concluded by November considering all the stages to it and a month or so between each one. In fact it mentions March 2022 in the booklet if I remember correctly, and that sounds about right.

Hi! This will be my third attempt at the AP competition 🤞. There are great tips in this thread, thank you!

Do you think the same provider/platform will be used for the online test again? (I never score as well I'd like in the online test).

Hi

I’m am an AP in a Public Sector organisation wishing to get back into the main Civil Service as an AP. I was told by my HR dept that I would have to do the AP competition, go through the same process and try get on a panel and that I cannot go on a transfer list.

Does anyone know is this correct or have a friend or colleague in the same position as myself?

Many thanks

Are you not eligible for the Mobility scheme, which incorporated APs from last March? Check the details of that on PeoplePoint. If HR are adamant, then get on to the AHCPS.

It depends on what kind of public sector organisation you're talking about - many are agencies set up and/or working under the aegis of a line department, and are fully staffed by "line" civil servants, who should have the same rights as any other civil servant. Others, granted, are more "separate"/indpendent NGOs that can recruit directly.

Impossible to tell. Could be tomorrow, could be the second week in September. Depends on capacity, prioritisation, and planning in PAS.

If I'd to guess based on previous comps I would say week of 23 August