Civil Service - What is my status?
After my interview recently I got the following message:
Congratulations you have passed the interview stage. We would like to offer you the HEO Role.
Your status will show as reserve list until allocations have been made.
I'm not completely sure if an actual job offer is imminent or if I've been put on the reserve list. Either way I'm going continue with other applications until it's clear but if anyone with experience in CS could help put me at ease I would be grateful.
Posted Apr 15, 2017, 10:27 AM UTC
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You have the job, but there is no job. Yet. You are on a waiting list for training and will be given a date when a job is available.
Don't sweat it though, there probably is a job already in mind/ready and you will progress through this weird stage quickly. It's just something big organisations do.
Thanks, that's what I initially thought but then I started doubting it.
Edit: typo.
I assume you didn't apply for any specific role but for a general advertisement for HEOs?
Yes. The original job advert had a document describing several (statisitics) roles in different departments. It seems they were more examples rather than actual existing vacancies. Hopefully they get back to me before I'm forced to accept a job elsewhere.
Okay so the CS is typically very slow at this kind of thing unfortunately, and it's possible you'll need to get security clearance for the role before you can even start it. What I'd say is don't feel forced to find something else because once you're in its really easy to move around roles, geography, etc. If you have to earn then find something temporary to fill the gap in the meantime, but if my experiences are anything to go by then you could be waiting up to 2 months.