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scottish_05 · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject:

holday lol lucky git ! Laughing

ive been looking at jobs around scotland that give training along side a wage this is something i would be really intrested in i have a couple of aplication forms just now and im filling them out as best i can ,,

hope you have a great holiday mate .. tell us all when your back Wink

Richard · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:52 am Post subject:

Hi, how ye doin? Have you sent off your new applications yet? What were they for? Keep us posted as we're all interested in your progress and want to help as much as possible. My partner and I were genuinely gutted for you. (We had a great holiday!)

scottish_05 · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:

Hey Richard sorry i haven't replied in a while my internet was down Sad

great news royal mail phoned me up the other day and asked me to start !!

i couldn't believe it its amazing i start on the 5th !!

thanks for all your help pal really and if im ever in crewe all be sure to buy you that pint Very Happy

cv · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject: this is excellent news

I am genuinely happy for you !

Well mate, good luck and pop in from time to time, there are others who need encouragement before their interviews.

We are really making a difference guys !
Carl

scottish_05 · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:

Yep cv i know for a fact i wouldnt have got this job if it wasent for what you guys said and the advice you gave me ,, i can still remember those answers off by heart i practiced them that much lol

thanks again guys

Richard · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject:

Hey!! That's great news I'm really pleased for you. Sorry I didn't see this earlier, the email address I use for this isn't working at the moment! Did they say why they changed their mind?

Let us know how you're getting on, won't you and the best of luck to you.

Carole · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject:

Oh, well done! What wonderful news!

I've been following this thread and was quite disappointed when you said you hadn't got the job. What a turnaround, eh? I bet you're totally made up now!

Don't be a stranger, will you?

Carole

Chappy · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Career Advice: +0/-0

I have an interview tomorrow for a postman, just reading the thread has helped me out. So I thank you all who have responded to the lad's messages. I`m glad he got the job in the end, a rollercoaster of a thread here! Should be a film.

Anyway,

Just thought I`d say. I will post an account of what transpired for any budding Posties out there that’s in the same boat as me currently.

PS. Sorry for digging up an old thread. Wink

Chappy · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Career Advice: +0/-0

Ready to go. Lets see what happens - should be fun.

Laughing

Chappy · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Career Advice: +0/-0

8 of us there, another 5 had interviews yesterday. All for one job apparently. I was the only one suited and booted with a tie, an older man was the same minus the tie. Everyone else either had jeans on/stripey jumper/trainers/white shoes, how dare they turn up to an interview like that! I was embarrased for them.

Got there and completed a basic maths test - 40 questions in 10minutes - examples of actual questions:-

20% of 200
1/4 + 3/4
312 + 664
932 - 122
83 / 3
45 x 4
12hrs 21mins - 8hrs 20mins

Thats as hard as it got, very simple. Then came a sorting test, I`ll describe it as best as I can:-

---------------------------------------
SR3--NE3--DH7--none of these
a-------b-------c-------d------
----------------------------------------

Jack Daniels
4 Silk Rd
SR3 1FF

Billy Mitchell
3 Albert Sq
DH7 9OP

Paul Jones
84 Kross Cres
AS1 5FJ

You then tick which ever postcode matches up with the ones at the top.
94 of them in 10mins.

Interview was great - as said - simply look at the previous questions in this post. I used University and my current job as examples and talked about them alot. The bloke was actually very canny, said it will take a week and I`ll hear by letter. Dont feel overly confident for some reason, I`m not sure why. Shame.

Any questions PM me.

Good luck.

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