Interdepartmental HEO

Yes, my departments HR received the forms the day after I confirmed to progress through clearance.

It was indeed! I thought it would have waited until I returned the declaration form, but no!

So is this it. Is this the week we all get assigned?

Does anyone know when the remainder of batch 1 are being interviewed?

Mid September and mid October Pas told me for the next interviews

So are there batches 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 then batch 2 based on the results of the next lot of shortlisting?

I understood it that of the 440 from batch 1 they would only be interviewing around about 140 and the rest didnt make it. I thought that once the 440 were assessed for shortlisting, they all got a new order of merit and were interviewed accordingly or got the "sorry you didnt make it" email.

Is there anyone who has gotten through the interview (or know anyone else who has) who only had experience of managing a team of just 1-2 COs? Would you need to have experience managing a larger team to be in with a chance of being promoted? If anyone has any insight, I'd be really grateful.

I think that everyone who got an order of merit for batch 1 has been interviewed. Whether they interviewed 147 or 152 they only estimated that about 140 would reach the benchmark required to be interviewed. I am open to correction but that was my assumption. Next batch that will be looked at will be batch 2 after everyone from batch 1 has been assessed, shortlisted, interviewed then placed.

Is there anyone from batch 1 with an order of merit that hasnt been interviewed?

Did anyone else get placed today ?

@RubySun401 Are you happy enough with where you got? I got transport, dont really know much about it tbh.

I got through the interview with little management experience and I know of a few others who got through with managing a team of only 1/2 or even with no management experience at all! I will say I've been through this process a few times and didn't pass and it can seem like a lot of focus can be on the size of the team you manage. But I've found what they're looking for is leadership skills more than management, so if you can talk about a project you led on, and how you ensured the rest of your team were on board with it etc you should have no problem with it!

If you have a team of just 1-2 COs you can easily bring in aspects of delegating, ensuring they understood their role and responsibilities, looking after their learning and developing needs, managing probation etc too, to add in under team leadership!

So I wouldn't worry too much about the size of team you've managed, you're in with a chance of getting through it as much as anyone else, it's all about how you sell your experience in the interview!

I got OOM 166 in batch one and I'm still waiting to be called to interview so there is definitely more than 140 being interviewed from batch 1. I'm guessing they've interviewed batch 1.1 and I'll be in batch 1.2 and possibly there could be a 1.3 as well depending on how many placed.

To those that have been appointed, what oom were you ? I'm in the top 20 and just wondering when I'll hear