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I wouldn't even bother about reserve lists now...I'm currently on one with 5,5,6 for band o. I know some people who are on it with 6,6,7. Reserve lists are a complete waste of time, they're better off rejecting people than giving them a glimmer of hope that will never come about, especially if your so far down the so called 'merit list'

What area have you applied for? Does seem like a really weird system. Not getting my hopes up anyways.

I applied for Manchester, I'm currently working as an AO with Hmrc and on reserve for band O. The recruitment within Hmrc is flawed as a whole. Different interviewers give different scores for competencies in the interviews, if you get lucky then you get a lenient person(s).

I've personally had competencies(for the sift) graded anything from 2-6 even though I just copied and pasted the same competency with exactly the same words etc...it's a joke

Oh dear all very subjective then I've gone for Manchester too. Just going to have to keep my fingers crossed!

I lost all hope in the reserve list when they started a whole new campaign for Hidden Economy. Same grade, similar role etc.

Where was your interview? Trinity bridge house or Albert bridge house? To be honest I think my interview could have gone better, they probed me by asking me a few questions ....which is not a good sign. I was trying to give them what they wanted keeping in mind the framework etc... But I just couldn't pick up on what I may have missed out.

It was the 1st April at Albert bridge house. They asked me lots of questions but they were more follow on questions and hoping that meant they just were interested in knowing more :/ - trying not to overanalyse it.

Well, good luck to everyone that had an interview! Hopefully we can be sharing some good news on this forum on the 16th May.

I'm hoping I get either a formal offer or a complete and utter rejection......no more reserve lists please!!! Lol.

Lol. I'm like the queen of reserve lists at the minute currently on two and I entered a whole new world when I made the reserve list for an interview? That's a new one on me hahah!

Good luck guys. Hope them 4weeks fly!

Lol! Yep, I have also suffered that experience as I am currently on reserve list for an interview with the Home Office. They informed me today that they have extended it for a further 3 months. Oh thank you so much!!! Haha! (I should maybe email them and let them know I'm only 40 years from retirement - just in case)

I wouldn't lose hope about the reserve lists - I've always been offered a job after being placed on the reserve list, that said, I've always found something else before the offer.

I wouldn't lose hope about the reserve lists - I've always been offered a job after being placed on the reserve list, that said, I've always found something else before the offer.

Seriously ? What grade were your offers for?

There's obviously something to hope for then, were your competency scores relatively good then? Do you think you would have been at the top of the reserve list?

I think I scored 5, 5, 4. If you're on the reserve list for the big recruitment campaigns I would be more hopeful though.