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Barnardo's Selection meeting

I applied online to volunteer at Barnado's and they've invited me to a selection meeting. Does anyone know what it involves and if I should prepare for it? Thanks sm :smile:

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by kickingnames
I applied online to volunteer at Barnado's and they've invited me to a selection meeting. Does anyone know what it involves and if I should prepare for it? Thanks sm :smile:


Hiya! omg I have mine in a few days! what was it like?

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by ishraq al siyabi
Hiya! omg I have mine in a few days! what was it like?

hiii, it was actually nothing to worry about, just met the manager who showed me around the back of the shop and there were papers to sign, but i think i actually ended up signing them in one of my first shifts. it can’t have been longer than 5-6 minutes. there were no questions or anything :smile:

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by ishraq al siyabi
Hiya! omg I have mine in a few days! what was it like?

Hey how did yours go? Was it like an interview or more of an intro to the role? I have mine tomorrow

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hi!! it was def more of an intro to the role, they didn’t ask me questions or anything, just showed me around, told me the responsibilities i’d have and what forms i had to sign and that was that really. it was only about 5 minutes really :smile:
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by M_A564
Hey how did yours go? Was it like an interview or more of an intro to the role? I have mine tomorrow

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by kickingnames
hi!! it was def more of an intro to the role, they didn’t ask me questions or anything, just showed me around, told me the responsibilities i’d have and what forms i had to sign and that was that really. it was only about 5 minutes really :smile:

Ok thank you!! Btw how did you find your volunteering experience there?

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by M_A564
Ok thank you!! Btw how did you find your volunteering experience there?


Yw!! I enjoyed it quite a bit actually though I did make the mistake of picking a 3 hour shift when they only ask for two so it did drag a little lol. Mostly spent time tagging and putting items on the correct hangers, which was quite therapeutic actually. It's very rewarding and you do get to help out a lot despite it not being difficult at all. Although I don't volunteer there anymore, I'm definitely glad I did. Good luck!

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by kickingnames
Yw!! I enjoyed it quite a bit actually though I did make the mistake of picking a 3 hour shift when they only ask for two so it did drag a little lol. Mostly spent time tagging and putting items on the correct hangers, which was quite therapeutic actually. It's very rewarding and you do get to help out a lot despite it not being difficult at all. Although I don't volunteer there anymore, I'm definitely glad I did. Good luck!
Hi, I have my introductory meeting in a few days, do I need to prepare for it and what is the salary like?

Reply 8

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by ishraq al siyabi
Hiya! omg I have mine in a few days! what was it like?

How did it go ?

Reply 9

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by kickingnames
I applied online to volunteer at Barnado's and they've invited me to a selection meeting. Does anyone know what it involves and if I should prepare for it? Thanks sm :smile:


Hi ! How long did it take you to get the email after you applied ? It’s been 7 days since I applied and I haven’t gotten any email back. I really wanna join the volunteering team.

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