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NCA investigator 2024

Has anyone applied this year ? Wondering where you’re at in the process.

I applied and had interview and assessment for experienced investigator beginning of Feb and was told I’d hear within 3 weeks.

Now 14 weeks on and nothing.

I email every week for an update and am just told they will refer my request to the specific team , but won’t give me details of the specific team to contact direct .

Just want to know either way -
Appreciate it can be lengthy process but based on being told 3 weeks am little frustrated
Reply 1
If you're applying for the experienced role, presumably you're coming from a similar background and you must be aware of how terrible these bodies are at this kind of thing. Ultmately it's mass recruitment and the people doing the actual recruitment process are detached from the actual receiving department and often will only know that they can or can't send out replies but not why or when.
Reply 2
Has anyone applied this year ? Wondering where you’re at in the process.
I applied and had interview and assessment for experienced investigator beginning of Feb and was told I’d hear within 3 weeks.
Now 14 weeks on and nothing.
I email every week for an update and am just told they will refer my request to the specific team , but won’t give me details of the specific team to contact direct .
Just want to know either way -
Appreciate it can be lengthy process but based on being told 3 weeks am little frustrated

Hi, did you eventually hear back? Haven't been waiting quite as long as you, it's been about 6 weeks since I attended an assessment centre & haven't heard anything!
Reply 3
Original post by Jodielb07
Hi, did you eventually hear back? Haven't been waiting quite as long as you, it's been about 6 weeks since I attended an assessment centre & haven't heard anything!

After nearly20 weeks and emailing weekly have been asked into resit assessment next month.

I get it takes a while but was advised at interview would get a yes or no within 3 weeks.

I also applied for another job and start on Monday ( that took about 8 months from interview to start date) so once I know my shifts if I can go along to resit I will if not I’ll give this job a go and reapply in few years.

Good luck and if my experience helps s anything to go by you’ll be waiting a while ….
Reply 4
After nearly20 weeks and emailing weekly have been asked into resit assessment next month.
I get it takes a while but was advised at interview would get a yes or no within 3 weeks.
I also applied for another job and start on Monday ( that took about 8 months from interview to start date) so once I know my shifts if I can go along to resit I will if not I’ll give this job a go and reapply in few years.
Good luck and if my experience helps s anything to go by you’ll be waiting a while ….

Oh wow, did they give a reason for the resit? How frustrating when you've waited so long.
Thanks for the reply & congrats on the new job!
Reply 5
After nearly20 weeks and emailing weekly have been asked into resit assessment next month.
I get it takes a while but was advised at interview would get a yes or no within 3 weeks.
I also applied for another job and start on Monday ( that took about 8 months from interview to start date) so once I know my shifts if I can go along to resit I will if not I’ll give this job a go and reapply in few years.
Good luck and if my experience helps s anything to go by you’ll be waiting a while ….

Did you do the resit? Have you heard anything back from it?
Reply 6
Has anyone applied this year ? Wondering where you’re at in the process.
I applied and had interview and assessment for experienced investigator beginning of Feb and was told I’d hear within 3 weeks.
Now 14 weeks on and nothing.
I email every week for an update and am just told they will refer my request to the specific team , but won’t give me details of the specific team to contact direct .
Just want to know either way -
Appreciate it can be lengthy process but based on being told 3 weeks am little frustrated

Couldn't make the assessment centre earlier this year. Was told it would be September. Still waiting on word.
Reply 7
Original post by ScarletSpy
Couldn't make the assessment centre earlier this year. Was told it would be September. Still waiting on word.

I'm in the same boat, I've been told I passed interview but still waiting on the assessment centre that was supposed to be in September.
Hi all. Just found out I passed assessment and interview for experienced investigator and am on reserve list. Anyone else in this position or know if anyone has been offered a position yet. I know it will most likely depend on location but just wondering about rough timescales.
Reply 9
Original post by Johnsmith40
Hi all. Just found out I passed assessment and interview for experienced investigator and am on reserve list. Anyone else in this position or know if anyone has been offered a position yet. I know it will most likely depend on location but just wondering about rough timescales.

Hey!

I heard 2 weeks ago! How did you find out what area you had passed? I got a generic message saying that they are unable to offer a role or give a time scale. And I was on the reserve list. They didn’t give me any individual feedback about the assessment, how did they do that for you?

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