Home office - customer services - AO - 317562

Hi, I am. Just started on my personal statement but struggling on what to include to make it good tbh

Reply 2

Kjc21

OP

4

It’s tough isn’t it, I don’t think Iv done it right but we will see.

Reply 3

Claire Maddison

Hi, I applied a few weeks ago. Has anyone heard anything since submitting their personal statement?

Reply 4

Kjc21

OP

4

Original post by Claire Maddison

Hi, I applied a few weeks ago. Has anyone heard anything since submitting their personal statement?

I received an email saying Iv been invited for an interview, that was last Thursday I think. Where did you apply for?

Reply 5

Original post by Claire Maddison

Hi, I applied a few weeks ago. Has anyone heard anything since submitting their personal statement?

I’ve not yet for this role, but I just did about half an hour ago for a similar EO role which closed a week earlier than this role, so I’m hopefully expecting to hear back within a week

Reply 6

I just heard back! Invited for the interview although I'm still focusing on my EO one first which I'll do tomorrow

Reply 7

Original post by jam1e

I’ve not yet for this role, but I just did about half an hour ago for a similar EO role which closed a week earlier than this role, so I’m hopefully expecting to hear back within a week

Did you do the interview for the EO role? If so how did you find it? If you dont mind me asking were the strength questions based on the 2 behaviours or were they generic?

Reply 8

Original post by aminasurti

Did you do the interview for the EO role? If so how did you find it? If you dont mind me asking were the strength questions based on the 2 behaviours or were they generic?

I've not yet, sorry. I need to do it today but I've been too nervous to actually do it hahaha. I'll let you know later

Reply 9

Same, I'm really nervous too. I plan to do it later on today or tomorrow. Let me know how it goes. Good luck!

Reply 10

Original post by aminasurti

Same, I'm really nervous too. I plan to do it later on today or tomorrow. Let me know how it goes. Good luck!

Thank you, you too! When's your deadline? I was originally told Sunday the 3rd, but the recent emails changed it to the 1st, so already I'm a bit all over the place since I planned to do it tomorrow

Reply 11

Kjc21

OP

4

Original post by jam1e

Thank you, you too! When's your deadline? I was originally told Sunday the 3rd, but the recent emails changed it to the 1st, so already I'm a bit all over the place since I planned to do it tomorrow

How strange, I was told the 30th and it’s been extended to the 3rd. Still not got round to doing it .

Reply 12

Original post by Kjc21

How strange, I was told the 30th and it’s been extended to the 3rd. Still not got round to doing it .

Is that for AO or EO? My EO was the 3rd but new emails say the 1st, my AO I won't even receive until the 7th and it says I have until the 17th. I emailed about the sooner deadline but I haven't heard back so I guess I'll be doing it today to be safe it doesn't close on me

Reply 13

Original post by aminasurti

Did you do the interview for the EO role? If so how did you find it? If you dont mind me asking were the strength questions based on the 2 behaviours or were they generic?

I took it not long ago! In the middle of it received an email saying deadline is extended to the 3rd, no use to me now 😅 The strengths were based on the behaviours which I didn’t expect, I felt like I just answered the same question using different words each time tbh

Reply 14

Original post by jam1e

I took it not long ago! In the middle of it received an email saying deadline is extended to the 3rd, no use to me now 😅 The strengths were based on the behaviours which I didn’t expect, I felt like I just answered the same question using different words each time tbh

Thank you so much! My initial email said 3rd and so did the most recent one. Ill probably do it before the 3rd today or tomorrow though im abit worried now about the strength questions. Were the questions hard?

Reply 15

moreen987

6

Original post by jam1e

I took it not long ago! In the middle of it received an email saying deadline is extended to the 3rd, no use to me now 😅 The strengths were based on the behaviours which I didn’t expect, I felt like I just answered the same question using different words each time tbh

Oh dear, they could have been a bit faster with communication, couldn't they? Everything seems taking ages in the CS recruitment process 😂 What questions did you get? And how many of you don't mind me asking 🤔 Thanks!

Reply 16

Original post by aminasurti

Thank you so much! My initial email said 3rd and so did the most recent one. Ill probably do it before the 3rd today or tomorrow though im abit worried now about the strength questions. Were the questions hard?

My initial ones did say the 3rd but then the warnings that the deadline was soon were saying the 1st, but oh well I’ve done it now 😅 I don’t think they were hard, I just didn’t expect to be answering more on my leadership and making decisions questions so I’d kinda already used in my behaviour questions what I could’ve used in my strengths. Only ones I can actually remember for you was something like “How would you communicate to make sure the message is understood?” or something similar

The behaviours do have a list of prompts so that wasn’t bad, spent about a minute trying to answer each prompt

Reply 17

Original post by jam1e

My initial ones did say the 3rd but then the warnings that the deadline was soon were saying the 1st, but oh well I’ve done it now 😅 I don’t think they were hard, I just didn’t expect to be answering more on my leadership and making decisions questions so I’d kinda already used in my behaviour questions what I could’ve used in my strengths. Only ones I can actually remember for you was something like “How would you communicate to make sure the message is understood?” or something similar

The behaviours do have a list of prompts so that wasn’t bad, spent about a minute trying to answer each prompt

Thank you so much for the tips. I had prepared a few answers for the behaviours but now im thinking maybe i should prepare a few more so it can help me with the strength questions so im not repeating myself but at the same time i just want to get it out of the way since im really anxious about it. What location have you applied for?

(edited 4 months ago)

Reply 18