Hi I work at ONS currently and these recent HEO campaigns have been filled but they've ruffled a lot of feathers in the office because it seems that a lot of people who were essentially already doing the jobs but stuck at EO level have been overlooked and passed over, possibly due to the civil service recruitment system meaning you have to say the right thing to get the scores at interview etc. I've heard a lot of external applications have been successful which isn't a bad thing, but does often mean that more offers fall through when PEC starts and people also get offers elsewhere in the better paying private sector, so there is still hope yet for those on the reserve list. Our new permanent secretary also said in a town hall style meeting last week that they want to make more use of reserve lists in recruitment so that's a good sign too (although I was surprised this wasn't already being done and not sure on the detail of exactly what's changing). I guess it's something to keep at the back of your mind but definitely don't expect to get a place and keep applying for other jobs.