being interviewed by panels/and panels of young people

[equationgirl]

Well done kiddda, that's fab news.

You is down wiz teh yoots, homie

 

[baldrick]

great news, well done

 

[foo]

great news Kidda love!

i run the young people's recruitment panels for cambs (for youth workers, teachers, connexions workers). it's one part of my job i love i've trained quite a few yoot now and they always suss people better than the adult panel.

did they get the final say d'you know? or was it split?

they don't get the final say here, but they do feed into the process - the other day this guy wouldn't have got a look in (he was under qualified etc.) but he did so well with the young people, that they made a really strong argument for him and he's been offered a trainee position in the youth service. result.

 

[foo]

I'd reiterate what LMHF already said about not forgetting to address the young people rather than the adults with them.

i'm in the room (a silent observer and scribe) during our recruitment panels and i'm always shocked and more than a bit pissed off when the candidate's had a question from the young people, then look at me while they give their answer!

the kids pick up on it straight away and mark them down. as they should!

 

[berniedicters]

ive just had a call from the project which went something like

'unfortunatly we wont be offering you the post BUT...the board were really impressed with you and would like to offer you another post'

apparently there were people with more experience as there was a specialist part to the job, but he kept saying the board were well impressed with how i answered in the interview therefore there is another youth work post within the place they'd like to offer me

i so thought my nerves had got the best of me but he said that i was fine.



Im getting the job description and having an informal chat next week.

i iz employed my yoots.

Result!

I never had any plans to be doing the workz wit teh yoots, but the way it's panned out, that's just what I am doing. And - scary as it was to start with - it's damn good fun, and a great way of learning shit about yourself. I even seem to get on with the little bastards, especially once I've glared threateningly at them for calling me "Sir"

Good luck, I hope it's as good for you as I've found it to be for me...

 

[MooChild]

Coolness

Grats Kidda

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

ive just had a call from the project which went something like

'unfortunatly we wont be offering you the post BUT...the board were really impressed with you and would like to offer you another post'

apparently there were people with more experience as there was a specialist part to the job, but he kept saying the board were well impressed with how i answered in the interview therefore there is another youth work post within the place they'd like to offer me

i so thought my nerves had got the best of me but he said that i was fine.



Im getting the job description and having an informal chat next week.

i iz employed my yoots.

see??? you did it! Well done

 

[Kidda]

cheers you lot

I was set my new job description over the weekend, which looks ace and so much better than the job i went for

ive proposed a meeting for the end of the week to talk about it so hopefully everything will get the go ahead and it'll be cool

 

[E.J.]

Bostin news about your new job!

Well done aer kid on your new job! Of course i'm very, very pleased that you've got it and especially since it's working with youth. I bet you can't wait to start helpin dem youethz!