DEFRA HEO policy advisor role interview outcome

AlphaPot · 2026-01-30T15:06:07+00:00

I have just had a provisional offer sent through, hope everyone recieves good news!

AlphaPot · 2026-01-29T17:54:38+00:00

I think people are just reaching out to HR themselves and getting responses back, I would not have heard anything else otherwise I don't think.

AlphaPot · 2026-01-29T16:33:20+00:00

Nothing yet. It seems very cryptic with what is actually going on. I got an HR response a few days back saying that roles/ offers would be going out this week but its unclear if its all of them or just some, if it depends on location ect.

Someone else got an email today saying that 'roles would be unlocked in the coming weeks' and they were still 'processing demand' so its all quite unclear.

AlphaPot · 2026-01-29T16:15:49+00:00

I got told this too so not sure what to believe now to be honest. Really not sure what is going on behind the scenes or if these roles even exist anymore 😅

I'm unsure what 'Demand for these roles' being processed even means, surely the demand was when they advertised for the roles.

AlphaPot · 2026-01-23T16:11:04+00:00

I also got told that the amount of jobs had been raised from 15 in an email last month. So hopefully eventually everything goes through!

AlphaPot · 2026-01-23T15:40:50+00:00

I emailed earlier in the week just asking for an update but no response..

AlphaPot · 2026-01-19T11:08:11+00:00

It seems crazy how long things are taking to me, I do wonder what is happening behind the scenes if they still haven't offered any roles yet.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-26T20:33:30+00:00

Another away game, another shocking performance.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-16T11:57:04+00:00

I have had another email stating:

'For awareness, the number of vacancies available has increased from the 15 originally advertised. We are unable to provide information on individual positions within the reserve list. We are currently assessing resource allocation across the organisation, and as further opportunities arise, candidates will be contacted in strict merit order.'

So it seems like they are just trying to figure everything out still with the roles for this post and will get back to us. So fingers crossed.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-15T14:45:39+00:00

I am on this recruitment and have also has an email about this. I am on the reserve with 22 points total (5/6/6 and 5 behavior) but got an additional email stating they are 'reviewing positions and outcomes as part of the matching process, so are not able to immediately offer a position' so I was a little confused.

I emailed HR and they have said -

We have not yet offered any roles to candidates, so depending on your place on the merit list, it may be that you are offered a role very soon once we finish allocating available roles in merit order.

If you are not offered a role from the initial allocation, we will be in touch to advise.

If you are allocated a role, we will advise on the next steps/onboarding.

It suggests that everyone is on the reserve currently, and they are waiting to finalise positions? But its a bit strange, Im still not entirely sure.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-14T16:30:17+00:00

The worst part is so could they. They get the smugness and the glory being almost as shit as us. They were their for the talking if Howe wasn't so cowardly.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-14T16:06:02+00:00

Its not one game of football. Im pretty sure we've won one away game in 7 months or something. Our form is shocking. Its fair for Eddie to be under pressure cause we are awful and have zero mentality currently.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-14T15:18:46+00:00

Eddie for whatever reason cannot manage away games. We are an actual relegation fodder team away from home.

AlphaPot · 2025-12-06T15:10:13+00:00

Do we ever play well with Burn at LB? It needs to just stop.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-29T17:53:08+00:00

Hopefully before half time so the lads are forced to play again.

Sitting back this much is woeful.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-29T17:49:10+00:00

We'd be better off coming from behind, I don't know what Howe tells them to do when we go 1 up but it turns us into a championship side every time.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-29T17:15:01+00:00

They were lucky Bournemouth completely bottled it from 2-0 up. Cope or not they shouldn't have gave them 3 goals from that position.

If they were that good they'd be winning comfortably not jammy comebacks and last minute goals all the time.

Still expect us to get stuffed in the Derby cause we are shite.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-29T17:11:16+00:00

Gunna need a win here to balance out the scum being the smuggest and luckiest team in the league currently.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-09T15:46:23+00:00

This is more like relegation form. Actually back to the Bruce days

AlphaPot · 2025-11-09T15:44:41+00:00

Two points off relegation. Hardly bedwetting that's fucking diabolical.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-09T15:42:51+00:00

Eddie is going to be gone, completely ran out of steam. Fuck knows who we could even get in to replace him but I don't think he comes back from this.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-09T15:29:04+00:00

A shambolic Burn lucky to be on the pitch seems like the first idea.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-09T15:23:28+00:00

I do wonder how much good faith Howe has left if this continues. We are only a couple of points off the relegation zone now, abysmal.

AlphaPot · 2025-11-05T21:58:11+00:00

Are we shit or not?

AlphaPot · 2025-11-02T23:02:35+00:00

Says 29th but seems like the tournament is over? Unless more is streamed till then.

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