HMRC TSP 2025 - Birmingham Cohort

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Hey everyone 🫶 Thought to start this new thread for those of us joining the HMRC Tax Specialist Programme in Birmingham. Really excited to get to know you all!

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bethl95

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Hey! I’m so excited to meet you all too. How are you feeling about starting? ☺️

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sgiathh

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by bethl95

Hey! I’m so excited to meet you all too. How are you feeling about starting? ☺️

September cannot come fast enough to be honest 😂😭 This is the first AC that I have passed so I am really happy that I got through!! Are you a Civil Servant or an external candidate?

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bethl95

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by sgiathh

September cannot come fast enough to be honest 😂😭 This is the first AC that I have passed so I am really happy that I got through!! Are you a Civil Servant or an external candidate?

I know I agree! 🤣 ahh amazing, it was my first ever AC so I feel the same. I genuinely thought I had messed all of it up! I’m a civil servant, I’ve been in the CS 5 years this year ☺️ what about you?

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I know I agree! 🤣 ahh amazing, it was my first ever AC so I feel the same. I genuinely thought I had messed all of it up! I’m a civil servant, I’ve been in the CS 5 years this year ☺️ what about you?

I love this for us 🤗 Honestly I was really paranoid that I had failed! YAY I am existing CS too - have been in DWP for about 3 years. Happy for the change!! Have you started your PECs already?

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bethl95

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by sgiathh

I love this for us 🤗 Honestly I was really paranoid that I had failed! YAY I am existing CS too - have been in DWP for about 3 years. Happy for the change!! Have you started your PECs already?

Me too! It’s such a good feeling isn’t it 🤩 no way, me too! I am in DWP, I am very ready for a change, I’ve started them and sent my payslips over to the recruitment team but haven’t had anything back yet. Have you?

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Hamartian

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Hi! I'm internal and been in HMRC since November 2021! This is the first AC I've done and I failed to get past the SJT in my last 2 attempts so was happy that it was removed this year!!

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bethl95

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by Hamartian

Hi! I'm internal and been in HMRC since November 2021! This is the first AC I've done and I failed to get past the SJT in my last 2 attempts so was happy that it was removed this year!!

Hey! Well done on your success, how are you feeling? Are you looking forward to moving roles?

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by bethl95

Me too! It’s such a good feeling isn’t it 🤩 no way, me too! I am in DWP, I am very ready for a change, I’ve started them and sent my payslips over to the recruitment team but haven’t had anything back yet. Have you?

It’s amazing - feels like a whole new chapter!! 💖Yes I have started the PECs, did the stuff for the Criminal Record check and have sent the payslips. I think that we just wait before doing the CS transfer form?

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by Hamartian

Hi! I'm internal and been in HMRC since November 2021! This is the first AC I've done and I failed to get past the SJT in my last 2 attempts so was happy that it was removed this year!!

Congratulations!! 🥳 Do we all have the same start date for September 10th?

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sgiathh

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Also is everyone signed up for the livestream event? I have so many questions for that 😂

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sgiathh

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by Melaniejane18

Hi all 👋🏼 looking forward to finding out more from this live stream event. External applicant here 🙃

Hiya!! Congratulations and welcome!! 🤗 Which livestream event have you booked?

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Hamartian

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by bethl95

Hey! Well done on your success, how are you feeling? Are you looking forward to moving roles?

Hii, I'm feeling very excited as this is something I've wanted for a while. I'm looking forward to moving but will miss my current team and work!

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bethl95

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Yes start date offered for 10th September!! I’m booked onto the lunchtime live stream event, hoping we will get a lot of our questions answered then ☺️ looking forward to meeting you all

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bethl95

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by Melaniejane18

Hi all 👋🏼 looking forward to finding out more from this live stream event. External applicant here 🙃

Congratulations! How are you feeling about coming into the CS?

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Hamartian

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by sgiathh

Congratulations!! 🥳 Do we all have the same start date for September 10th?

Yepp

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bethl95

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by sgiathh

It’s amazing - feels like a whole new chapter!! 💖Yes I have started the PECs, did the stuff for the Criminal Record check and have sent the payslips. I think that we just wait before doing the CS transfer form?

I just want the formal offer now so I can breathe 🤣🤞🏻 I think so. The automated email from CS jobs was abit conflicting as it said start it straight away but I followed what was on the actual letter where it stated once you get formal offer you can start the transfer form. I’m sure they will contact us if we are missing anything ☺️

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sgiathh

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How is everyone feeling after the live streams? It was A LOT of information to process 😂

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bethl95

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How is everyone feeling after the live streams? It was A LOT of information to process 😂

It was, wasn’t it! I won’t lie, I came off it feeling overwhelmed 😅 but I’ve processed it a little now and feeling calmer. I am still very excited though! How are you feeling? I had notification that my identity checks have cleared they are still checking criminal convictions at the moment so hopefully formal offers coming soon 🤞🏻

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by bethl95

It was, wasn’t it! I won’t lie, I came off it feeling overwhelmed 😅 but I’ve processed it a little now and feeling calmer. I am still very excited though! How are you feeling? I had notification that my identity checks have cleared they are still checking criminal convictions at the moment so hopefully formal offers coming soon 🤞🏻

I have left feeling the exact same - I felt so overwhelmed but realised that everything is going to happen over a 3 year period which helped. That mixed in with the fact that I have been feeling really unmotivated where I am, I feel like that will improve with the TSP!! I haven’t heard back yet from the checks, but I did submit my checks a little later as I needed to get a bank statement for my proof of address (everything else I had was paperless 🤦🏻*♀️😂) so I expect to hear back a few days after people who did them right away!

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