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PA consulting 2025 Apprenticeship

Any one else applied for software development consultant apprenticeship with PA and if you have what stage are you at

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Reply 1

I applied, only did the first assessment stage so far, haven’t hear back yet since that

Reply 2

I just did the second assessment. wondering if anyone has been invited to the AC yet?

Reply 3

ive done both assesments still not heard anything about an ac

Reply 4

in one of the emails they said the AC is late march to april so maybe we wont be hearing anything soon, how did you guys do on the 2nd one

Reply 5

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by Kamz24
in one of the emails they said the AC is late march to april so maybe we wont be hearing anything soon, how did you guys do on the 2nd one

went alright, but in the first one my screen froze during the arrows game so i got the worst score, and they didnt let me redo the test smh so im cooked.

I just got an email from PA saying that they're starting their application screening stage which will take place throughout march, and if we're successful we'll get to the AC.

Reply 6

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by Mamaagirlbehindu
went alright, but in the first one my screen froze during the arrows game so i got the worst score, and they didnt let me redo the test smh so im cooked.
I just got an email from PA saying that they're starting their application screening stage which will take place throughout march, and if we're successful we'll get to the AC.

ahh yes i also recieved that email not long ago

Reply 7

I emailed them today, and they said we'd hear back between 7 and 10 working days, so I'm assuming it will be by the end of next week.

Reply 8

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by astonished-slime
I emailed them today, and they said we'd hear back between 7 and 10 working days, so I'm assuming it will be by the end of next week.


Is this about ACs? Or that we hear back between 7 and 10 days after completing the second assessment?

Reply 9

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by Mamaagirlbehindu
Is this about ACs? Or that we hear back between 7 and 10 days after completing the second assessment?

I'll copy paste what I wrote and what they said :smile:

"I recently completed both assessments for the Software Development Consultant Apprenticeship and wanted to enquire about the next steps. Could you provide an update on when I should expect to hear back regarding the next stage of the application process?"

They said: "You will hear back from the team from 7-10 working days. Please allow some time for the team to review all applications as we have seen a high volume come through for this role.".

Reply 10

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by astonished-slime
I'll copy paste what I wrote and what they said :smile:
"I recently completed both assessments for the Software Development Consultant Apprenticeship and wanted to enquire about the next steps. Could you provide an update on when I should expect to hear back regarding the next stage of the application process?"
They said: "You will hear back from the team from 7-10 working days. Please allow some time for the team to review all applications as we have seen a high volume come through for this role.".


Oh okay Yh they will let you know if you passed second stage or not. They emailed me a week after my second test with this:

“Thank you for completing our second task based assessment as part of the selection process for our Software Development Consultant ApprenticeImage role.

We are delighted to let you know that you were successful at this stage and have been progressed through to the next stage. This next step of the application process will be an application screening review. If your application is successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an assessment centre. Please note that the application screening review stage will take place throughout March. We will provide you with an update by the end of March.

Assessment events will be virtual, will be half a day long and we will give you at least one weeks’ notice if you are invited.

Please note we are working through very high volumes of candidates and thank you in advance for your patience.”

Reply 11

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by Mamaagirlbehindu
Oh okay Yh they will let you know if you passed second stage or not. They emailed me a week after my second test with this:
“Thank you for completing our second task based assessment as part of the selection process for our Software Development Consultant ApprenticeImage role.
We are delighted to let you know that you were successful at this stage and have been progressed through to the next stage. This next step of the application process will be an application screening review. If your application is successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an assessment centre. Please note that the application screening review stage will take place throughout March. We will provide you with an update by the end of March.
Assessment events will be virtual, will be half a day long and we will give you at least one weeks’ notice if you are invited.
Please note we are working through very high volumes of candidates and thank you in advance for your patience.”

ohh okay, i completed it on friday (28th), so hopefully i'll hear back soon. good luck!

Reply 12

I also got this email just waiting now, I’m in a group chat so some might be in here commenting but I’ve counted 7/12 roles that got the email so far

Reply 13

Still waiting

Reply 14

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by Mamaagirlbehindu
Oh okay Yh they will let you know if you passed second stage or not. They emailed me a week after my second test with this:
“Thank you for completing our second task based assessment as part of the selection process for our Software Development Consultant ApprenticeImage role.
We are delighted to let you know that you were successful at this stage and have been progressed through to the next stage. This next step of the application process will be an application screening review. If your application is successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an assessment centre. Please note that the application screening review stage will take place throughout March. We will provide you with an update by the end of March.
Assessment events will be virtual, will be half a day long and we will give you at least one weeks’ notice if you are invited.
Please note we are working through very high volumes of candidates and thank you in advance for your patience.”

yeah i've got this email now

Reply 15

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by astonished-slime
yeah i've got this email now


What role data science of sde?

Reply 16

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by naijamuwahid
What role data science of sde?

it was for the software development apprenticeship in london, not sure about the specifics

Reply 17

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by astonished-slime
it was for the software development apprenticeship in london, not sure about the specifics


Oh wow I got this a few days ago you must be the 9th person now out of 12 what scores did you get in the arctic shores

Reply 18

1st assessment i got the third point (the accuracy one) and fourth point (expressions) - third being in the middle near the higher end and fourth being the highest
2nd assessment i got the fourth point on the scale (highest i think)
wbu?

Reply 19

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by astonished-slime
1st assessment i got the third point (the accuracy one) and fourth point (expressions) - third being in the middle near the higher end and fourth being the highest
2nd assessment i got the fourth point on the scale (highest i think)
wbu?


I got 413 in that order

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