Civil Service Fast Stream 2016/2017

Gas anyone applied to schemes like commercial/finance and also the generalist scheme? No idea why i didnt think to add the generalist scheme into my choices. Completely pointless as would of simply improved chances of getting a place on fs, and a shorter process!

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Latc22

Hi, just wanted to check if anyone had actually received the results of their E-Tray test yet?

Also I'm now slightly paranoid that mine didn't register properly at the end of the test, after reading some previous posts. What's the best option to get a quick answer from them?

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Original post by Latc22

Hi, just wanted to check if anyone had actually received the results of their E-Tray test yet?

Also I'm now slightly paranoid that mine didn't register properly at the end of the test, after reading some previous posts. What's the best option to get a quick answer from them?

We won't be hearing back until the middle of November at the earliest from what I've asked them. They're actually going to my uni tomorrow so I'm going to be bombarding them with questions haha. If you believe they didn't register, email them at [email protected] and see what they say; it took about 24 hours for them to get back to me.

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Going to he hugely frustrating if the minimum score is met for the generalist nut jot for the conmercial streams.

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Original post by Caravan_Palace

We won't be hearing back until the middle of November at the earliest from what I've asked them. They're actually going to my uni tomorrow so I'm going to be bombarding them with questions haha. If you believe they didn't register, email them at [email protected] and see what they say; it took about 24 hours for them to get back to me.

The face book update say they're releasing some results this week.

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Original post by Latc22

Hi, just wanted to check if anyone had actually received the results of their E-Tray test yet?

Also I'm now slightly paranoid that mine didn't register properly at the end of the test, after reading some previous posts. What's the best option to get a quick answer from them?

I was the same. Just call them up and they should be able to tell you if they have recieved confirmed responses.

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Latc22

I emailed. Had a response within 10 mins, very efficient. All fine. Now I can get back to waiting for the results.

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Eboracum7

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Original post by gingerwizard

The face book update say they're releasing some results this week.

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That's just the Behavioural and SJT. They confirmed on the facebook page that the E-tray results won't be released until sometime in mid-November.

I can sympathize with everyone. The wait is agonizing...

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Original post by gingerwizard

The face book update say they're releasing some results this week.

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Yeah, I saw that. Some of the comments asked to specify if they'd include the E-Tray, and they linked the FAQ which have mid-November. But I'd be happier if they'd be released this week, less waiting. 😁

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username1136783

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Just completed the e-tray. What an earth was that! SO difficult

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geoglove23

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Is the etray specific to your first choice of scheme? For example, having applied for the Parliament one, would the emails be about parliamentary procedure?

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whyamianadult

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Original post by geoglove23

Is the etray specific to your first choice of scheme? For example, having applied for the Parliament one, would the emails be about parliamentary procedure?

No it's one E-Tray for everybody!

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geoglove23

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Original post by whyamianadult

No it's one E-Tray for everybody!

Thank you for your reply, I was worried I would have to research specifics! From now reading other comments on this thread, I get the impression the Service wants to test your skills. I wanted to double check though. Thanks

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I talked to the recruitment officers at my careers fair today; they repeated the same that results will come out in the middle of the month, so in about two weeks. The wait is killing me but I do hope it's worth it. I did my 2nd E-Tray yesterday since it crashed the first time. Very similar scenario, I ended up finishing with 15 minutes to spare as opposed to the few minutes I had the first time. I'll probably punch myself in the face if I don't get through with the two chances I've been given.

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Original post by Caravan_Palace

I talked to the recruitment officers at my careers fair today; they repeated the same that results will come out in the middle of the month, so in about two weeks. The wait is killing me but I do hope it's worth it. I did my 2nd E-Tray yesterday since it crashed the first time. Very similar scenario, I ended up finishing with 15 minutes to spare as opposed to the few minutes I had the first time. I'll probably punch myself in the face if I don't get through with the two chances I've been given.

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Prime example of people having an advantage by retaking it and as expected the scenario was of insignificant difference as opposed to substantially different like has been claimed.

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Cardiffbluebird

Original post by gingerwizard

Prime example of people having an advantage by retaking it and as expected the scenario was of insignificant difference as opposed to substantially different like has been claimed.

While I agree that there's an advantage to being able to do it twice, there's also the problem of maybe remembering pieces of data from the last time you did it and using them. I don't know how they could have made it fair really in this case, other than to have reliable servers

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KJSwale

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Original post by gingerwizard

Prime example of people having an advantage by retaking it and as expected the scenario was of insignificant difference as opposed to substantially different like has been claimed.

So what is the alternative though? People to be detrimented and unable to progress further because their assessment exercise crashed?

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