Fast Stream 2012

Did e-tray yesterday morning, what a slog.

I totally fluffed the numerical retest and the email section - I mean, I do science, not international relations. I just didn't have the tools to answer it properly.

I'm rather surprised you say this; I was indeed required to prove, with several items of medical evidence, my (non-visible) disability, which is not dyslexia. I'm now wondering why I was made to prove it! And I also queried the necessity to attend the familiarisation session, however i'm very glad i did - with the present unemployment situation I am quite happy for once to accept what constitutes a slight bias in my favour, as opposed to the bias against anyone lesser-abled which is inevitably the usual situation, irrespective of efforts to the contrary.

At what stage were you asked for medical evidence? I have been invited to FSAC at the end of the month so perhaps I will be asked for it then. Or perhaps they only ask for ir in the case of hidden disabilities, although I know a couple of people with cognitive disabilities who passed e-Tray and have not yet been asked for any medical evidence.

I don't think the familiarisation session is a bad idea, I'm sure it's very helpful, but I think if they are going to have it it shouldn't just be for disabled candidates. It's a matter of personal opinion though. I, personally, want the same shot as a non-disabled candidate, no bias either for or against me. You are correct in saying that there is often, intentionally or not, usually not, bias against disabled people. To my mind swinging the balance the other way occasionally, even only slightly, doesn't make up for that, it just reinforces the idea that bias of some sort should be there.

I'd like to second whoever said that the policy recommendation ii) exercise is really hard to judge. Everyone I spoke to thought it went really badly; I think that's how you're supposed to feel. I only got through about half of the material, and my response wasn't even in prose for the most part, and yet I passed- though of course I have yet to see my FSAC feedback, I wonder when that will be released!

Also, r.e. medical evidence etc, I have mixed opinions r.e. extra time, but I think that's just on a personal, jealous, level, since I'm one of those people who ALWAYS struggles for time. In the last fortnight I've sent off all the paperwork parity asked me for; there is a medical/ health form as part of this and because I am on long-term medication etc mine took a while to clear... but now it has done... though it does surprise me that this is the first time I have had to provide "proof" of any health problems. I wrote about it under mitigating circumstances on my application form, but perhaps they simply didn't need to take it into account.

Anyway, well done/ good luck to everyone else. It's very difficult to give advice, since as people have already said, the interviewers in both the competency interview and the briefing exercise will base their questions around you as an individual; for the interview, make sure you prepare your competency examples well, and for the briefing exercise, in your preparation period spend 5 minutes thinking about what questions/ queries they might have with your idea, and how you might answer them.

Try checking for your FSAC feedback report now, mine has been release. I got 17.41. (I applied for the analytical stream).

Has anyone else had an "oh dear, I genuinely didn't think I'd get this far, it's gone from pleasantly abstract to terrifyingly real and I'm not sure I can handle it just yet ...!" moment?

Took the FSAC last Wednesday (25th) and just got my results - I didn't get a text alert or email alert though, I just found them in my faststream inbox.

I passed anybody else heard?

I passed

I passed- though of course I have yet to see my FSAC feedback, I wonder when that will be released!

Try checking for your FSAC feedback report now, mine has been release. I got 17.41. (I applied for the analytical stream).

Congratulations!

When did you take the FSAC? and what options are you going for?

I was invited to DS FSB on March 21st...

Has anyone who attended the FAC on the 30th heard anything back yet? My status changed to 'awaiting results' almost immediately so I'm not sure how I could have been amber banded already if they don't receive results until Friday afternoons/Monday mornings!

Has anyone who attended the FAC on the 30th heard anything back yet? My status changed to 'awaiting results' almost immediately so I'm not sure how I could have been amber banded already if they don't receive results until Friday afternoons/Monday mornings!