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Running out of time - civil service interview

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Yoyo2021 · 01/02/2024 19:01

Hi everyone,

I had an interview for the civil service today.

It was my first interview in seven years and now it’s the evening and I’ve finished work I am sat here reflecting on the process!

There was a presentation question - no visual aids for five minutes. I don’t know how but I ran out of the allocated time!

They then asked me questions to get the ‘result’ out of me and some of the bits I perhaps did not fit in.

I want to ask you if you think this will affect me massively with scoring?

thank you allX

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Norma27 · 02/02/2024 01:18

I am just about to start a civil service job.
As far as I’m aware the scoring is pretty strict and they have criteria to follow.
Good luck. I hope it did go well.

ToshTosh · 14/02/2024 20:27

Did you hear back yet? Something similar happened to me in a CS interview two weeks ago. Worried I fluffed it as I had a lot left to say when the 5 minutes was up!

Yoyo2021 · 15/02/2024 10:13

ToshTosh · 14/02/2024 20:27

Did you hear back yet? Something similar happened to me in a CS interview two weeks ago. Worried I fluffed it as I had a lot left to say when the 5 minutes was up!

Hey!

I’ve not heard back yet!

The candidate pack has the 19th so I will let you know.

I don’t know how on Earth I went over!! It was a question I’d had in advance as well!

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ToshTosh · 15/02/2024 12:30

I know what you mean, it's quite hard to gauge just how much you can say in 5 minutes once you're under the pressure of the interview format!
I heard back this morning, no job offer but put on the reserve list! Not too bad considering. Fingers crossed for you on 19th! 😊

Yoyo2021 · 15/02/2024 16:13

ToshTosh · 15/02/2024 12:30

I know what you mean, it's quite hard to gauge just how much you can say in 5 minutes once you're under the pressure of the interview format!
I heard back this morning, no job offer but put on the reserve list! Not too bad considering. Fingers crossed for you on 19th! 😊

Wow! Well done!!! That is a massive achievement knowing how many people are applying for these roles externally now!

what did you go for?

fingers crossed your get selected off of the waiting list 😃

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