Civil Service Graduate Fast Stream 2013

Without intending to start a panic or constant refreshing of email/application progress pages, I thought I should mention that I met someone today who has already heard about their result for the GFS etray. I was slightly bemused as no one on here seems to have heard, but I asked her to repeat it several times (which was slightly embarrassing since she hadn't had a positive result!). I think I will just ring them tomorrow morning and ask whether the initial pass marks have been set.

Quick query about what to bring to the E-tray, sorry its mundane...

Do we need to bring a passport as well as documentation with our national insurance number on? Or do we just need national insurance documentation if we don't have a passport?

I did E-mail the fast stream but I don't think they quite understood my question as she just replied please bring passport haha!

"Please bring the following items with you to the event:
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3. Your passport. If you do not have a passport, please bring another document that bears your photograph, name and address, and also a document that bears your Name and National Insurance Number (NI No)."

My understanding of that is that all you need is a passport if you have one.

Sorry I thought I included the quote in the previous post..

Did you happen to speak to anyone regarding this?

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Yes I did; the woman was not at all informed! It seemed to be the case that they hadn't set the etray marks yet (so I don't know if the candidate I was talking to was mistaken or what), but all the lady could tell me was that the marks would be set 'later in December'. Hmmm.

Could anyone answer the following.

Which dates are available to choose for the E-tray Assessment?

I have yet to do the selection tests and my deadline to do them is tomorrow, but I feel as if need mire numerical prep.

If I do the vr tomorrow, woukd I have to do the other tests immediately or is there a week gap ?

Thanks

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I have yet to do the selection tests and my deadline to do them is tomorrow, but I feel as if need mire numerical prep.

If I do the vr tomorrow, woukd I have to do the other tests immediately or is there a week gap ?

Thanks

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When I did mine, I was expecting to have to do them all in one go (because it was the day of the deadline) but after the verbal reasoning I think my deadline for the numerical reasoning extended by a day. However, it is possible that I was being slightly dumb at that point and that the whole thing was actually due the day after and I'd just got confused.

A few quick questions:

Has anyone booked an E-Tray assessment with a February date?

Also I've read that we would not be allowed to use our personal calculators. Firstly, is this true? If it is true does anyone know which calculator they will provide the candidates with.

Has anyone been invited to an e-tray event in EDINBURGH? If so, when? I was invited to one in mid January but I wouldn't be able to make it as I have an exam that day and was told the next one wasn't until the 8th February. It's not the most convenient date as I'm back at uni then and fares are a lot more expensive on a Friday. I would be grateful to hear from any Scottish fast streamers about their e-tray test dates..