Fast Stream 2023 (Reinstated) applicants thread.

Reply 1980

I think there is a lot of wait time for DDaT, I had my AC in the first week of March for DDaT and PD, still waiting for the outcome. I have seen people getting their results for PD but very few on DDaT. Is anyone who recently passed on DDaT currently going through the next steps? I am an existing Civil Servant and currently not applying for internal opportunities in hope that I might get through from the FSAC. I did contact the FSAC support email and got the same generic response as others. Any idea when is the last FSAC?

I don't know anything about DDaT but the last FSAC is on Wednesday the 5th of april.

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Reply 1981

gensaz

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Original post by fargosweetpotato

I don't know anything about DDaT but the last FSAC is on Wednesday the 5th of april.

Thanks, I think those who either performed too well or too low have already received their results. Those who are in the mid-range may have to wait until the last FSAC to determine the cut-off score. Also, there is a possibility that those candidates who performed well but didn't pass the FSAC due to the high cut-off might get a direct HEO offer in order of merit and demand in different departments.

Reply 1982

Lolaa-23

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Original post by fargosweetpotato

Just found out I passed the assessment centre for both science and enginerring and generalist stem with a score of 10.87! I had my assessment centre last friday. Has anyone done the FSB for science and enginerring yet? Any ideas how soon it will be?

congrats! I had my FSAC for science and engineering earlier this week and am still waiting to hear back... How did you feel you AC went?

Reply 1983

fargosweetpotato

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Original post by Lolaa-23

congrats! I had my FSAC for science and engineering earlier this week and am still waiting to hear back... How did you feel you AC went?

A mixed bag, I felt my group exercise went well, but that my leadership exercise was poor with my written exercise somewhere in the middle. My feedback mostly confirmed this, it was more possitive than I expected for written but pretty brutal about leadership just glad i passed tbh but i would say if anyone is worried about doing badly in one of the three exercise the other two can defenitly drag you through.

Reply 1984

AB23PBJ

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Original post by gensaz

I think there is a lot of wait time for DDaT, I had my AC in the first week of March for DDaT and PD, still waiting for the outcome. I have seen people getting their results for PD but very few on DDaT. Is anyone who recently passed on DDaT currently going through the next steps? I am an existing Civil Servant and currently not applying for internal opportunities in hope that I might get through from the FSAC. I did contact the FSAC support email and got the same generic response as others. Any idea when is the last FSAC?

Hi there,

I passed on DDaT last month. I was notified of my success two days following my AC. The next steps also seem to be quite a long one - there's some ID checks and a form to complete. Since finishing these, I have not heard anything from the other end. I'm wishing you all the best with your application :smile:

Reply 1985

OriC13

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Original post by AB23PBJ

Hi there,

I passed on DDaT last month. I was notified of my success two days following my AC. The next steps also seem to be quite a long one - there's some ID checks and a form to complete. Since finishing these, I have not heard anything from the other end. I'm wishing you all the best with your application :smile:

Has your CSJobs updated since sending in your ID to the onboarding? I sent mine in about two weeks ago and got told I'd get an update from CSJobs shortly but heard nothing yet.

Reply 1986

gensaz

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Original post by AB23PBJ

Hi there,

I passed on DDaT last month. I was notified of my success two days following my AC. The next steps also seem to be quite a long one - there's some ID checks and a form to complete. Since finishing these, I have not heard anything from the other end. I'm wishing you all the best with your application :smile:

I hope it goes smooth for you, when was ur AC? and what was ur score?

Reply 1987

hj.wel

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If anyone knows, does the department your 'buddy' is based in have any bearing on where you will end up?

Reply 1988

Li87

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Original post by hj.wel

If anyone knows, does the department your 'buddy' is based in have any bearing on where you will end up?

No, I'm buddied up with a girl on the generalist scheme and I'm going into the HR scheme. She's based in London and I'll be based in Northern Ireland. Hope this helps.

Reply 1989

Sifhhbhjj

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Just got confirmation that I passed the assessment centre stage for GSS and GSR with a score of 11.11. I’m surprised they were so quick with the response. I only did the assessment centre yesterday and thought I hadn’t actually done well. My feedback indicates that I did the best on the leadership scenario even tho that was the one I felt the least confident about afterwards.

Reply 1990

Student1749462

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Has anyone done the commercial FSB? I did mine this morning and found it quite hard, did anyone else find the same?

Reply 1991

croissantlemon

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Hello! Yes, I completed my commercial FSB earlier this month. It was challenging but I thought the questions were fair and gave me a good chance to demonstrate my aptitude for the role. I successfully received an offer just over two weeks after my FSB, and I'm over the moon. It's normal to doubt yourself during the waiting period, especially as waiting times can vary massively, but ultimately no news is good news! Wishing you the best of luck.

Original post by Student1749462

Has anyone done the commercial FSB? I did mine this morning and found it quite hard, did anyone else find the same?

Reply 1992

username6089213

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Original post by croissantlemon

Hello! Yes, I completed my commercial FSB earlier this month. It was challenging but I thought the questions were fair and gave me a good chance to demonstrate my aptitude for the role. I successfully received an offer just over two weeks after my FSB, and I'm over the moon. It's normal to doubt yourself during the waiting period, especially as waiting times can vary massively, but ultimately no news is good news! Wishing you the best of luck.

Congratulations! I’ve also received my confirmation of offer for Commercial too! A couple of weeks wait for me too, and I also thought that it was tough but fair. Plenty you can do to demonstrate your research.

Reply 1993

ODCM96

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Evening guys. I found out I passed FSAC for commercial which is my current first choice on Wednesday with a score of 10.21. Doing my FSB on Monday morning.

I never got to AC for Generalist & withdrew for DDAT so just waiting on PD.

Without asking for any info on the questions themselves (I never would), I’m just wondering what I’m heading into. Is this a civil service behaviours interview, strengths interview, or is it like a normal job interview with generic questions? Don’t know if I should be dedicating all my time to commercial awareness and my motives for wanting to join the scheme or whether I should be brushing back up on the dreaded behaviours and strengths.

Edited to add - I’ve read the supporting document but it’s the least useful guidance I’ve ever seen.

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Reply 1994

Student1749462

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Original post by croissantlemon

Hello! Yes, I completed my commercial FSB earlier this month. It was challenging but I thought the questions were fair and gave me a good chance to demonstrate my aptitude for the role. I successfully received an offer just over two weeks after my FSB, and I'm over the moon. It's normal to doubt yourself during the waiting period, especially as waiting times can vary massively, but ultimately no news is good news! Wishing you the best of luck.

ah congratulations! Did you get any sort of feedback or was it just an offer?

Reply 1995

Student1749462

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Original post by ENIJLJ

Congratulations! I’ve also received my confirmation of offer for Commercial too! A couple of weeks wait for me too, and I also thought that it was tough but fair. Plenty you can do to demonstrate your research.

Congratulations to you too! Again did you receive just the offer or feedback too?

Reply 1996

riptide___

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Original post by Testor12

Congrats! How do you know you’ve passed the DDaT scheme with that score? Is it just still a choice on your dashboard?

Yeah, it still shows as a choice and one of my other choices was dropped stating '(unsuccessful at assessment centre)'

Reply 1997

Lolaa-23

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Got an email saying I’ve passed the assessment centre. I’ve logged in and my score is available and both the streams I had prior to the AC are still available. Does this mean I’ve passed for both? If so do I now just wait to be contacted?

Reply 1998

Hopeful999

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Which schemes have you applied for? I believe if your first choice has an FSB you will then be invited to attend that.
If you don’t pass it you will be considered for your second choice

Reply 1999

Lolaa-23

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Ah ok great! The actual page doesn’t say I’ve passed but the email does so hoping that’s ok? Does anyone know if our scores for any of our assessments have any weighting on if we are given an offer after the final assessment or is our score for this considered completely separately ?

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