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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Service Training OR Recruitment => Topic started by: Northern200 on February 14, 2007, 04:16:19 PM
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Hi, Just wondering if theres any new recurits from tyne and wear on this forum?
Also any who have just finished their interviews?
Thanx
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try www.fireservice.co.uk forum, full of them
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hi i have interview and still awaiting outcome should know in a couple of weeks....
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am like conor, just waiting for the outcome of my interview, how did anyone find it? quite daunting isnt it!
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i have my interview thisafternoon. have to say i'm not really looking forward to it.
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I didn't enjoy that very much. add me to the list of people waiting to hear.
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just think to yourself its done! an its a massive achievement to get to the interview! fingers crossed for everyone waiting
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i know lads, its like everything else to get this far is an achievment in itself, i know the pqa's are quite daunting, but sometimes you think you have done better than you think, just think about the first night we all sat down and wrote out our application forms...........keep in touch lads and good luck, i probably like the rest of you will be on this site every day looking to see or hear if anyone has been informed...i think the interviews finish on friday so hopefully we will know next week...............good luck lads
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""i think the interviews finish on friday so hopefully we will know next week""
conorhaughian,
Your information is incorrect there are more interviews after the Bank Holiday.
This is what I have said before do not listen to rumours / gossip from anyone on stations / in departments etc etc. I am sure you have realised by now the Fire Service is brilliant for rumours!
The only place to get the genuine news from is the Web Site or the recruitment hotline. Things change on a daily basis so just wait and see and I hope the news is good when it arrives.
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at my interview (on monday) they said they hoped to start sending letters out at the beginning of june
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the website does say that the interviews finish tomorrow and that candidates will be notified by the 30th may! if this isnt the case then they need to update the website because im pulling my hair out waiting!
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the heat
I hear what you are saying and understand the frustration of waiting, but have you considered how much work is involved in interviewing the amount of numbers that are involved in the interview stage.
Following the process through TWFRS / North East Group have kept everyone pretty much up to date. There has not been much slippage along the way, and if there is a couple of extra days wait at the end of the interview stage it is not the end of the world.
Although not involved in the process and following how things have been going on here and fireservice.co.uk they seem to have done a damn good job of getting through the hundreds (and possibly thousands) of people that applied.
I am sure they will keep you informed of progress as soon as practicable.
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the heat
I hear what you are saying and understand the frustration of waiting, but have you considered how much work is involved in interviewing the amount of numbers that are involved in the interview stage.
Following the process through TWFRS / North East Group have kept everyone pretty much up to date. There has not been much slippage along the way, and if there is a couple of extra days wait at the end of the interview stage it is not the end of the world.
Although not involved in the process and following how things have been going on here and fireservice.co.uk they seem to have done a damn good job of getting through the hundreds (and possibly thousands) of people that applied.
I am sure they will keep you informed of progress as soon as practicable.
over 6000 people requested an application form, i think somewhere between 2000 and 3000 forms were returned. can't remember the exact number though (they told us at the written tests but it was that long ago i can't remember the numbers mentioned.)
edit: anyway, the point i'm trying to make is you're right, it was a lot of people.
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well lads let the countdown begin..............tick tock tick tock......
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dont get me wrong im not complaining at the wait as tyne & wear have dealt with it very efficiently cant fault that!!! you know how it is, just getting even more nervous as each day goes by! it has to be the slowest month of my life! conor's right, let the countdown begin
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Remember all it is a North East Recruitment campaign, not just Tyne & Wear.
Each FRS will try to succesion plan for how many trainees they need over the next 12 to 18 months. Management will have approximate numbers in mind but this can chnage from month to month.
I would not listen to any rumours, just wait and see if you pass the interview and then if you are offered a place on a Trainee Course with whichever FRS offers you a chance.
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yeah i heard there was approx 30 places per brigade which equates to around 120 darlington and cleveland etc, etc. it really doesnt matter as long as we all fill our lifelong dream. you guys are lucky you all probably live within close proximity, i have to relocate from ireland and adjust to new surroundings....again lads good luck, if anyone wants to get in touch drop me an email......
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Friday 13th. Nice.
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o god another 2 weeks lads...........i seen that this morning.....keep thinking positive....
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well lads anybody heard any word yet.........my nails are down to the bone.........
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no word yet, am the same, attacking the post man every morning!!! at least we get a letter either way so we can expect a letter. BUT thats not the thinking, stay positive gents
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still waiting lads............still no word, hope to hear within the next week lads.....nearly 6 weeks from the physical, did anybody know how many people were interviewed....?
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no idea how many. i meant to ask at the end of the interview but i was that relieved it was over i just got out of there. still waiting too :(
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well lads we are still waiting i think.... friday the 13th tomorrow maybe its an omen......... hope someone hears soon, they are probably so busy with the paperwork and stuff....
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well, i didnt get in this time round. good luck to the rest of you :(
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well friday 13th has come and my postmans also come and gone still with no news either way, im sooo gutted i thought i would def find out today.
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think yourself lucky, i got a letter thismorning :-(
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hi lads i got a letter saying im being placed on a waiting list for 18 months!!!!! i think thats good, its better than a dear john!!!!!!!!!
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I am not trying to knock all of your hard work and enthusiasm but remember if you have passed you are on a waiting list. That waiting list will contain numerous other people in the same position as yourselves. They interviewed over 400 people so you have done fantastically to get this far.
I do not know how many courses are due to be held by each service over the next year to 18 months, so I cannot help there. Also your choice of FRS is just an indicator for the recruitment team. If you have done really well, and you are within the numbers required you may ( I will say again, may) be offered a place with another FRS.
As others have found out in the past you may well have passed the interview but are not required, so you may be in a position that you have to re-apply next time. Do not get down hearted, if you want the job you will persist. The amount of people that applied was huge and lots of you have got this far, and unfortunately some will miss out even though they have passed all the assessments.
Lets hope you get offered a place, successfully pass the medical and start the hard work of the course!
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thanks for the info rips........i know i will and i probably speak for most of the lads, we will persist, it is a great acheivement to get this far and who knows, i always say never say never, keep the heads up lads, we will persevere.keep thinking positive
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got my letter, saying i was on the waiting list also! it says the people who pass with an excellent standard are to be picked first, anyone get that standard? and does anyone know what the likelihood is of a lot of people obtaining the excellent standard? i was given a high standard pass so i'm guessing its a case of waiting in line for the 18 month period ey? i've never been so nervous in my life but everyone just remain upbeat (which im sure you will) i agree if you want something badly enough it will come along in the end
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your lucky i got a letter with satisfactory........i think everybody got the same letter and i dont event think they have picked the recruits yet, i think thats just the line, but we should just wait and i dont think the actual offer letters of the course have been sent out yet....
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Good luck to the both of you, as I am going through the proccess for the umpteenth time I know how you feel to be kept waiting, but if you want it badly enough you will get there in the end, some where, some time, as I will. Anyway once again all the best kepp us posted as to how things go. It is a big achievement in itself to get so far and if you need to go through it again you can always draw upon your experiences from this time. But hopefully you won't need to do that if you get in this time.
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got my letter this morning saying i have been placed on an 18 month waiting list also, but obtained an excellent interview level, does anyone know whether any canditates have been given a definite start date?
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No one will get medical dates unless courses have been confirmed. There is more to go through before you are finally allocated a place on a trainee course.
Just wait and see what comes your way. Do not get down if you are not in first group selected, as hopefully you will get your chance later on.
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thats it lads we dont know the final outcome yet, we could be further up the list than anyone knows, im wondering though if they judge you on your overall performance or is it just down to the interview, because you could have an ordinary interview, but you have been doing really well up to that point????
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The process as a whole is taken into account when giving you the value of 'excellent - high - satisfactory', its now a case of wait and see, you have the chance of getting on a recruit course within the period of 18months so no matter what grading you were given you may still get on a course, so fingers crossed gents, lets hope we all see each other on the drill ground! good luck to all and keep us posted
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Anyone heard anything yet?
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not a peep mate........... might take a few weeks, its a headwrecking time.......
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Tyne & Wear have selected 15 people from their recruitment process to go through medicals in the last week in July with 5 reserves selceted should any of them fail.
their 14 week training course starts on September 1st.
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brilliant news, good luck to all involved......ha that only leaves 380 of us waiting on a place............keep the heads up lads.....
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have these 15 people already been informed?
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yes, they were all informed by phone about a week ago and recieved confrimation letters over the weekend.
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can i ask how you found this out?
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i have a friend who is one of the five reserves.
he went to an induction evening last week at Tyne & Wear headquarters with the other recruits.
he has a fitness session at Tyne & Wear headquarters this week.
he got an excellent grade and only made reserve but i know other people who have excellent grades who didn't even make that top twenty.
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thats mad............does anyone know how many is on the reserve list>
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theres 5 people on the reserve list for this recruitment course.
what he got told was that there are 15 vacancies at the minute with Tyne & Wear and the 15 people with the best scores at interview have been selected to fill these positions.
the next 5 people with the best results have been selected as reserves should any of the first 15 fail their medical, crb checks etc.
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thanks for you info winston..................does anyone know how many that leaves on the actual waiting list.... I.E excellent, high and pass rates???
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thank you for the info winston, i wasnt questioning you in a bad way just nice to know where the info comes from thats all
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I applied in Feb but near heard back, does anyone know when they are recruiting again. Judging from what you all have been saying it looks like they might have a lot of people waiting for places?
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everybody who passed the interview stage is on the waiting list for the next 18 months so they won't be recruiting anytime before the 18 months has passed.
people recieved their pass letters on June 13th so there 18 months won't lapse until December 2009 so they probably won't recruit again till after January 2010 in theory.
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Hi there,
I'm just wondering if anyone on here has any news or info relating to any future training dates to start for Tyne and Wear? I was successful at the last recruitment drive and passed with a 'high' grade, I understand from the above posts that the first training course was due to start in September for those with an 'excellent' grading.
I have heard rumours of another course due to start either early January or February, anyone else heard about this? also if there are any members who started the first trtaining course this year, how's it going?
Thanks
Jonny