I was going to post this on Friday, but I was waaay too emotional and angry, so I left it until today. Basically I have applied for the *dream* job in my SO's town, which I am moving to in less than two weeks (11 December). Anyway, it is with the VIC government so they have extremely lengthy safety screening procedures which I totally get, as its a job in child protection. Anyway on Friday I got a call to tell me I was an "extremely competitive applicant" therefore they wanted me to start processing my VIC working with children check. They advised me they will make a job offer next week after they received the receipt of my application (the actual application process takes about 2 months, so they only need to know its pending as they have already done a federal police check). I already have a QLD one, but obviously I need a VIC one to work in VIC. So I go online to see what the process was, and it is completely different to QLD. Basically, as an interstate applicant, you have to call them and request a form to be mailed to you (takes about 2-3 days), then you have to get everything certified and a bank cheque made (one day), then you mail it off to them, and after they receive it (one day if I sent it via express) they will mail you back a receipt within TWO WEEKS!
There's my problem - as an interstate applicant it will take about three weeks for me to get this paperwork to them! If you apply within VIC, they give you the damn receipt the same day!!! I emailed my potential future employer about it, and she had a meeting with HR later that day where she brought it up. Turns out HR are sticking to their guns, even though they have already done a federal police check and a QLD working with children check, plus its not like the VIC children check has to be APPROVED before the successful applicant begins work, it just needs to have been submitted! So the manager calls me to let me know my best bet is to wait til I move down next weekend, and submit everything straight away on Monday morning and bring the receipt down to her office. She said she cannot make an official job offer until after then.
So basically I am stressed because I don't know if I have the job - she kept implying, but my assumptions aren't going to pay the rent unfortunately! So these are the hints I picked up:
But anyway, as I said she cannot announce anything official, and my rent won't be paid with assumptions lol! What do you guys reckon? Does it sound as though I have the job? As she cannot tell me anything definite,it's doing my head in. If I don't get the job I shouldn't be spending any money! But if I get the job I would like to order christmas lunch, buy christmas presents and new work clothes!
On a lighter note, I found out I am definitely graduating 9 December, as I passed all my classes!! (3 Distinctions and 1 Credit) woohoo!!
There's my problem - as an interstate applicant it will take about three weeks for me to get this paperwork to them! If you apply within VIC, they give you the damn receipt the same day!!! I emailed my potential future employer about it, and she had a meeting with HR later that day where she brought it up. Turns out HR are sticking to their guns, even though they have already done a federal police check and a QLD working with children check, plus its not like the VIC children check has to be APPROVED before the successful applicant begins work, it just needs to have been submitted! So the manager calls me to let me know my best bet is to wait til I move down next weekend, and submit everything straight away on Monday morning and bring the receipt down to her office. She said she cannot make an official job offer until after then.
So basically I am stressed because I don't know if I have the job - she kept implying, but my assumptions aren't going to pay the rent unfortunately! So these are the hints I picked up:
- She is putting off announcing the job offer until I submit my paperwork - why would she delay someone else's job offer because of my paperwork
- I asked about the start day of the position, as if it was after christmas I would start applying to christmas casual postions - she said "no we definitely want someone to start before christmas" - why would she discourage me from applying elsewhere?
- If she isn't going to announce it until the 13th and wants this person to start before christmas - wouldn't everyone else need to give notice at their current job? I don't....
- She wants me to come down, deliver the paperwork pretty much as soon as I turn up in VIC
- She kept saying "I cannot make an official formal job offer until paperwork is submitted - my hands are tied by HR
- The recruitment process was lengthy and they flippantly said in the interview - we only safety screen the successful applicant, as it costs us too much money and time otherwise (i.e. 2x reference checks at 1/2 hr each, $80 federal police check, $80 working with children check)
- They really have gone out of their way to help me! I was in town the week before they were officially commencing interviews, so they organised one early especially for me to fit my requirements.
- We have chatted on the phone and she really seems impressed with me (my perception only) - we did the same degree, have similar career objectives
- They discussed promotions with me at my interview - i.e. they said I should consider applying to the next position up right away. I told them I wanted the experience in this position before I moved up. They seemed happy.
But anyway, as I said she cannot announce anything official, and my rent won't be paid with assumptions lol! What do you guys reckon? Does it sound as though I have the job? As she cannot tell me anything definite,it's doing my head in. If I don't get the job I shouldn't be spending any money! But if I get the job I would like to order christmas lunch, buy christmas presents and new work clothes!
On a lighter note, I found out I am definitely graduating 9 December, as I passed all my classes!! (3 Distinctions and 1 Credit) woohoo!!
But that's just me.
BEST of luck to you!
Thanks for the advice, I just need to realise that there is nothing I can do now to change the final outcome. In regards to other jobs, it looks as though I will have two more job interviews in the week I move down, so that's good, but since they haven't booked a certain day&time you never know. Plus those two jobs won't start until after Christmas. I'm just gonna be annoyed if I don't get this job after all the running around, and not applying to Christmas casual positions. 
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