HMRC Tax Specialist Programme (TSP) 2018

It would be interesting to know if they’ve ever had to recruit less than the required standard if insufficient people hit the “pass” mark.

From my experience at the A/C and last year it’s seems a very high calibre of people that attend. I definitely felt like the weakest link!!

I felt a bit like that as well, doesn't bode well lol. Especially considering limited spaces in Belfast and the fact there were 7 of us there on just one Session in Coventry, must be a lot more over the month.

I felt a bit like that as well, doesn't bode well lol. Especially considering limited spaces in Belfast and the fact there were 7 of us there on just one Session in Coventry, must be a lot more over the month.

When you say one session, do you mean your group of 12 or over the 3 groups (blue, red, yellow)? Either way seems quite a lot in for Belfast.

During my AC last Tuesday / Wednesday there seemed quite a few in for my location, so I think all sites will have a lot of competition.

When you say one session, do you mean your group of 12 or over the 3 groups (blue, red, yellow)? Either way seems quite a lot in for Belfast.

During my AC last Tuesday / Wednesday there seemed quite a few in for my location, so I think all sites will have a lot of competition.

Lol that’s because they were all in my AC!

Haha I knew there would be loads lurking!!

Literally everyone was Manchester/Liverpool...I do wonder how they did the split this year, because I got invited to Warwick.

I wonder if it’s completely random? I was Warwick too and seemed to be a lot of people for Scotland, Wales and Belfast. But none for North West.

Oddly I was at Warwick last year too and it seemed to be a similar demographic then.

How do you feel after this one compared to last year?

About the same. It was a mixed bag. I felt some sort exercises went a lot better this year and some a lot worse. So the overall feeling isn’t positive!!

If I’m unsuccessful again I will draw a line under it. It’s quite draining being rejected!

It was my first year applying to this so I’m really not sure how I’ve done at all. I just feel I could have done better.

I think everyone feels like that. Its easy to focus on the things you think you’ve done wrong. But I am sure there will be lots of positives you’ve forgotten about! It’s a really challenging assessment centre.

I got offered an O role last year so even if you aren’t successful there is always the potential of a job offer

It was my first year applying to this so I’m really not sure how I’ve done at all. I just feel I could have done better.

Anyone heard if the cancelled AC and people who couldn't attend AC last week due to weather have been rescheduled for this week or has HMRC extended the date from the 9th March (which is original last date)?

I thought people normally got offered HO after the AC. I’m a HO in compliance at the moment, so I really have nowhere except the TSP to go to lol.

Did they actually cancel an AC?