C2:14050 Who's still Waiting?

PCbobby wrote: »

It takes a week to clear drugs test apparently. Keep that in mind. I have heard of someone getting call the week after, so that would be Tuesday. No guarantees but thought that would be helpful.

It is mate, thanks. Fingers crossed.

alleycat123 wrote: »

I had my medical earlier than some of the ones that have posted on here and have now got "the phone call" from what I can make out.
Hoping it's been the few days delay between receiving and posting back my updated vetting form is the reason I haven't got the call yet and not that I'm in line for the dear John letter!! Either way I'm still waiting . . . .

What score did you get in AC? I got 62 so I'm praying I'm in the next set of calls. I've read that a few of those who got the call on Tuesday were around the 63-65 mark.

Mop a top wrote: »

Has your vetting cleared. While that's still outstanding they'll be folk with lower scores taken before you until it clears

No idea if my vetting's cleared or not, I haven't heard anything but wasn't really expecting to on that front either, I just assumed that as it was so long ago that I filled out the form and the other stuff was going ahead I was in the clear!! How do I find out if that's what the hold up is?

Thanks for all the responses on here too, I've only started posting but been reading through posts for a while gleaning what info I can and it's really helpful!

JROB wrote: »

I'll pm you an email address that you can contact to ask about your vetting. They got back to me last week straight away.

Thanks JROB, emailed them there now so fingers crossed, I've done everything else now so I just hope it's the vetting holding me up, I'm probably at the older end of the applicants so perhaps have a bit more of a history for them to check out by way of past addresses etc.

Mop a top wrote: »

Has your vetting cleared. While that's still outstanding they'll be folk with lower scores taken before you until it clears

Ok, just heard back from vetting and they said my vetting all cleared last year and was recently extended, medical done well over a week ago, PCA passed, 65-70 mark in AC, what am I missing?

Is there another e-mail you can contact to find out how your applications progressing generally, now really worried

Delilahbeau wrote: »

Online learning?

Don't get too worried yet, there's a possibility your smt result is delayed.

Call 101 and ask to get put through to recruitment. They'll be able to tell you more. My smt was delayed by two weeks because of the easter break. I believe iamabitcrazy's was too. Fear not.
You can always ask and see.

By this stage. If it is all passed, it may just be a case of waiting for the next intake.i know it sucks, but it may be all you can do atm my friend.

yep, online learning all completed/passed, I'll maybe give them a call just in case there's something stupid holding it up but perhaps you're right might just be that I need to wait for the next intake, I really hope so, these last few days feel longer than the last two years of the application process if that's possible!! Thanks again for the helpful info

Delilahbeau wrote: »

Online learning?

Don't get too worried yet, there's a possibility your smt result is delayed.

Call 101 and ask to get put through to recruitment. They'll be able to tell you more. My smt was delayed by two weeks because of the easter break. I believe iamabitcrazy's was too. Fear not.
You can always ask and see.

By this stage. If it is all passed, it may just be a case of waiting for the next intake.i know it sucks, but it may be all you can do atm my friend.

I have inside information that they decided it was more cost effective to just let me in to G.V than work out exactly what all the drugs in my system were. I didn't know which were tested for and which weren't so I just took them all.

whenever you had to declare to the hair follicle guy, the list I pulled from my pocket was reminiscent of the scene in friends when joey pulls out his condoms to read the fine print...


I jest. apparently smt should only take a week and you don't hear anything if it is all good.

I have the psni recruitment number (long story) if anyone wants it, I will pm you it. saves you having to call 101 and get re-directed....

Delilahbeau wrote: »

Holy crap. You've proved useful.

I need to sit down.

don't get used to it. doesn't happen often.

so just got the chance to phone recruitment and all she could tell me was that I've passed everything and that they offer positions in merit order, she couldn't say where I was on that as they don't give that information out which I didn't realise, she did say my medical wasn't that long ago so fingers crossed, although maybe my not great but passable scores in the fitness and IST are holding me back

dollasign wrote: »

Did the recruitment person say this or is this what you think?

no she was very non specific, I personally think it's possible that this may be holding me back as I know from other posts my AC results are higher than some of those who've already had the call but altogether possible they did better at/in the other stages and better overall, also possible that i just wasn't quick enough returning my updated vetting form to get the call in this set. It's the not knowing that's torturing me, but guess everyone goes through the same thing!

Mop a top wrote: »

Alleycat you need to think of it in terms of merit list. There's an awful lot of people who were waiting a long time and I even got a call before them as their vetting was holding them back from a call. Think most of them got a call this month so maybe it's a case of they just bumped you down the merit list now those vetting has passed. Hopefully you'll get a call next time round. Were the calls long after your medical?

From what I can gather some people were getting their calls about a week after my medical. How can you have any idea where you might be in the merit list if they won't tell you? Is there a breakdown anywhere of how it's worked out? Thanks for all the feedback guys and guess I'm going to be in this waiting room for a while, preferable to a dear john letter anyway!

Mop a top wrote: »

When did you pass your medical?

They'll not give out your position on the merit list. The only way you'll get it is by submitting a data protection act request and paying an admin cost for it. Trust me there's nothing more frustrating than having everything done and then something stopping you at the last hurdle.
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I've been saying for ages someone should put in a FOI request to find out have the merit list works.

got my letter telling me I'd passed my medical a couple of days after I'd been to it and they sent me out an updated vetting form to return which I didn't get posted until a few days after that which I suppose would have been around the same time as the last set of calls

Don't suppose has anyone here got any idea when the paternity leave is like whilst in the training college, or are you even entitled to any? I have a wee one one the way end of August and fingers crossed I could hopefully be in gv by then? I know I could probably only get a day as the training is quiet full on and can't miss much, but are you ten able to take the leave at a later date after training??? Any insight would be much appreciated!

Whataboutye wrote: »

Don't suppose has anyone here got any idea when the paternity leave is like whilst in the training college, or are you even entitled to any? I have a wee one one the way end of August and fingers crossed I could hopefully be in gv by then? I know I could probably only get a day as the training is quiet full on and can't miss much, but are you ten able to take the leave at a later date after training??? Any insight would be much appreciated!

You should ring and ask to speak to HR,would be your best option for correct info on this.

Delilahbeau wrote: »

I thought a fresh thread might be a good way of finding out who is still in the glorious waiting room.

I Passed my PCA mid Feb 2016 and my Medical 1st week of March 2016. Waiting room for one month thus far.

I wish they'd put some magazines in here.

Just passed my medical two days ago.