Civil Service Fast Stream 2024 - Applicants thread

On average how long have people waited for the onboarding team to reply? They never reply to me!

Still waiting for them to respond to me, but I only emailed them 2 days ago. Now this makes me feel like I shouldn't be expecting a response.

has anybody else experienced the issue where they can no longer access the onboarding zone? i was able to get onto it but now it says the url doesn't exist. i've tried it in different browsers but i can't get it to work :/

i got sent the EOI form on thursday (09/05) which said i’m eligible for a HEO role. they also confirmed that it was based on my FSAC score not FSB (which i bombed lol)

That is great news….. and really ironic that as a HEO you will get paid more than those who are on the fast stream and have equally just as much chance of making it to G7 in three/four years!!

i got sent the EOI form on thursday (09/05) which said i’m eligible for a HEO role. they also confirmed that it was based on my FSAC score not FSB (which i bombed lol)

That's very nice to hear, thank you for sharing! I was another who did well in the FSAC but just bombed the FSB.

Has anyone received details for base camp, assigned buddy or their provisional contract and if so, what was the length of time between completion of clearance checks and receiving these details.

Has anyone received details for base camp, assigned buddy or their provisional contract and if so, what was the length of time between completion of clearance checks and receiving these details.

I’ve received my provisional job offer, details of my buddy and I’ve had my first meeting with them. I haven’t received any information about base camp yet.

Was this an actual contract or just the congratulations email? 🙂

I had the congratulations email but there was also a separate provisional job offer on my Civil Service Jobs Portal that I had to either accept or reject. I wouldn’t call it a contract but it had a full outline of how much I’d be paid and other details of the employment. I assume the actual signing of a formal contract won’t happen until they have confirmation that all the background and security checks are clear.

That is great news….. and really ironic that as a HEO you will get paid more than those who are on the fast stream and have equally just as much chance of making it to G7 in three/four years!!

The first bit is very true, but definitely not as much chance of making G7 in 3-4 yrs. Virtually guaranteed in FS but you have to be very high performing and in the right role/ team to progress that quickly outside it.

The first bit is very true, but definitely not as much chance of making G7 in 3-4 yrs. Virtually guaranteed in FS but you have to be very high performing and in the right role/ team to progress that quickly outside it.

Aah, OK! Yeah I accepted that on Civil Service Jobs too, I was wondering if there was anything else I had missed. Thanks for confirming! 😊