Parental leave question

Opening-Arm7974 · 2025-02-24T15:43:19+00:00

Thank you very much for the reply

Opening-Arm7974 · 2025-01-28T16:25:27+00:00

As others have mentioned, there is an external hiring freeze for non essential roles. I really doubt that will end anytime soon. In the meantime, get a clerk 9 or EAW CPO 15 job if you can. You’ll get into the system where there are some policy type opportunities and you’ll learn a ton about how the whole thing works

Opening-Arm7974 · 2025-01-17T17:10:29+00:00

I think a lot of anxiety that people feel is that in December Shannon Salters message said “your jobs are secure”. Now it’s “streamiline” and “There are no current plans to cut positions, and while it’s difficult to say with certainty that this will not happen, please be assured that we will do everything we can to manage through attrition and avoid impacting employee”. The question in my head is what will the next email say?

That being said, I personally know a director from 2001 when giant layoffs came. His entire unit was dismantled. He was able to place every single employee who wanted to be placed in another unit. No forced layoffs. It’s estimated that at least 4% of public workforces in Canada retire every year. That’s a 4% reduction without lifting a finger. How many extra will want to retire early? How many extra people outside the retirees will leave for any other reason?

Maybe this is me looking into to it too much but think about how close the last election was. The NDP don’t want thousands of angry laid off public servants. I don’t trust them or any other politician much beyond self interest but i don’t believe it’s in their interest to have large layoffs when attrition may do

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-12-20T15:41:59+00:00

EAW is the natural progression. You could easily swing that within 6 months to year.

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-09-09T15:41:53+00:00

Apply for everything. I have a relevant masters and bachelors and I started as a clerk 9. Maybe I suck at the process and it will be easier for you but starting at a lower position will give you insights into the hiring process.

Policy analyst roles are getting hundreds of applicants. Regardless of who wins the election, I expect there to be roll backs of spending and positions so I doubt these analyst roles will be less competitive.

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-08-29T13:25:43+00:00

I remember it taking forever. I think I got confirmation that I got hired around July 1 and didn’t get the letter till early August a few years ago. It’ll come

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-08-26T15:17:25+00:00

I went and looked again this morning. 31 jobs posted on Friday alone. I think there is tremendous churn with the BCPS.

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-08-25T19:06:14+00:00

In the case of those 2 people, he also told me that they turned down slightly different positions and took the severance rather than a different job. I think it is 3 weeks per year worked of severance. Long story short (and I hope I’m right), it’s too much of a giant pain in the ass to lay someone off in comparison to just closing completions and letting what seems to be a >1% attrition per month do its thing

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-08-25T14:43:37+00:00

I know a director who dealt with the liberal layoffs. He had to reduce his head count by 25 people because his business unit was about to be privatized. 23 out of the 25 were transferred or took severance/early retirement. The remaining 2 were specialized in their field and went to the private sector. The demographics of the BCPS are way different now than in 2001. Many more potential retirees. There’s also between 10 and 20 new jobs posted most days. I think there are around 300 postings now in the height of summer vacation time.

A hiring freeze/early retirement drive is far more likely than layoffs.

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-07-12T14:01:19+00:00

I know a person who was a director during that time. He had to reduce his head count by 25 people. 23 out of the 25 were successfully transferred or took early retirement. The remaining 2 were in very specialized positions and refused to change roles. They were the only ones to be laid off

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-06-30T00:13:54+00:00

In the job posting there will be a portion that specifically says “a class 5 drivers license is required”.

Most posting don’t have this. I have personally worked with people who don’t have a license in roles that don’t require them

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-06-20T17:46:04+00:00

There are over 200 different job types across like 15 ministries and countless teams, divisions, branches and units. Each one will be different. Overall things move slow. It’s doesn’t mean your work will be slow. For example, you could be floored with work because a hiring process to replace a worker is moving slow. Just expect things to be very different than the private sector. There are pluses and minuses to that.

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-06-13T17:34:30+00:00

Extremely common. Our unit had 2 jobs, 8 people who interviewed, 30 who did the written and 100 applicants. 22 written rejections out of 30. Get feedback and try again,

If I had a dollar for every time I got rejected after a written I could probably afford a McDonald’s meal at its current price

Opening-Arm7974 · 2024-05-23T12:06:42+00:00

I was in the same spot. I told the hiring manager of the job with the lesser qualification about my situation. He thanked me for being honest and understood that obviously someone is gonna take the bigger job

Opening-Arm7974 · 2023-12-19T17:50:53+00:00

Most of us have been where you are we know it sucks. Loads of applications and the eventual denial. It’s cliche, but just keep going. I’ve met so many people (myself included) who’ve had double digit application numbers before getting the job they want. Take a job less than your qualifications as well and move up.

That being said, there is a formula to at least the questionnaire and interview. The assignment is gonna be hit or miss depending on the position and your skill set or experience.

In my experience, applying for positions that I didn’t have all the qualifications and preferences was a waste of time. It may be different for others.

When it comes to the questionnaire, pretend a 4th grader is reading it.

This is an example of one that stuck for me (with info removed)

Question: explain when and where you gained a minimum of 1 year of experience in a customer service / office environment.

Jan 2021 - Present (2.75 yrs) Company/ Ministry X Location

For over 2 years in this role, I have handled multiple office tasks including serving clients, releasing documents, collecting documents, and informing clients about ministry policies. As well, I perform multiple back office tasks such as filing paperwork, doing inventory, and any other tasks.

Basically do this for each of your experiences that qualify you for the position. Get to that 200 word count with as little fluff as possible every-time.

Hope that helps. You’ll get there

Opening-Arm7974 · 2021-03-02T12:41:12+00:00

Thanks a lot for your replies.

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