BT and interviews

[wendigo100]

But be prepared to twiddle thumbs for a while and spend much time on this board!

You've been there three months and you've only had time for 77 posts? You must be doing a lot of twiddling!

[ruth11]

Currently working onsite with BT but actually contracted to another company.
Everything takes forever, it's quite unbelievable how they ever get anything done. The company I'm doing work for hired me 3 months ago for a 6 month project and so far, I've had very little to do yet because everything keeps getting put back. Not the company I'm working for's fault that's for sure.

Like someone above said, once you're in, it's a nice long contract opportunity because everything takes 3 times longer than is actually required! But be prepared to twiddle thumbs for a while and spend much time on this board!

[rootsnall]

Like ClearCase, I say that sort of thing from the managers is an anti-pattern indicating a failing organisation. If they had real competition they'd be gone in days.

They are a 100% incompetent organisation, quite a good place to get lost in a long contract. I had graddie interviews there that rolled on for months, they eventually offered me a job a month or two after I'd started elsewhere. Every time I've dealt with them it has been a disaster. I just had the pleasure of dealing with them again ( no option ! ) when I moved house, usual month or so of getting nowhere, endless waits in call centre queues and having no phone line. Earlier this week I set OFWAT on them and also filled in a webpage complaint relating to the recent BBC Watchdog program about them and 24 hours later I had a phone connection. It was hard to get through to a real person at OFTWAT as thay have lot of standard messages about complaining about BT, things like 'we know BT do not answer their phones so don't bother complaining about it' etc etc Rant over !!!

[wendigo100]

Yes, nearly three years ago. I'm still waiting.

[threaded]

BT make way too much money and their managers are all up themselves so far it is scarey. If they had real work to do, they wouldn't fsck people about like that.

Like ClearCase, I say that sort of thing from the managers is an anti-pattern indicating a failing organisation. If they had real competition they'd be gone in days.

[DaveB]

I jumped ship from BT last month knowing that there was *another* major restructure about to happen and that cutting staff and contractors would be the end result. The restructure detail was due to be announced at the beginning of this month so they will be up to their ears in the implementation and associated fall out atm.

AFAIK Elan have the lions share of the recruitment market within BT but either way the hold up is probably due to this reorganisation and people waiting to see who and what is left afterwards.

[Troll]

Hmmm my contacts in BT are all awaiting a cull...seems there is, or about to be a board meeting going on and expectations are they will be out.

Your chaps could be hanging on for the result as well

[crimdon]

Do they run the PSL themselves or do they use a "solutions" company?

Its not directly with BT but via a colutuions company. Already had an interview them but they needed BT's so say to go any further or so I've been told.

[DodgyAgent]

Has anyone done much work for BT and is it normal for the to mess you aorund with interviews? I've been waiting all week for a telephone interview and it keeps getting put off.

Do they run the PSL themselves or do they use a "solutions" company?

[crimdon]

Sure, it must be a pain but telephone interviews are quite often postponed, atleast more so than face to face ones anyway. Don't be disheartened, put it on the back burner and continue searching and applying as if the role doesn't exist.

I've started doing that to be honest. Its been a struggle getting my second contract and I'd almost given up and started applying for permie jobs again.

[MrRobin]

Sure, it must be a pain but telephone interviews are quite often postponed, atleast more so than face to face ones anyway. Don't be disheartened, put it on the back burner and continue searching and applying as if the role doesn't exist.

[crimdon]

Some time ago now but that was my experience too.

I hate hanging around like this. The agent seems to be chasing it as hard as he can but it just doesn't seemt o be top of their list of things to do

[MrRobin]

... BT ... telephone interview ...

And cue the puns!

[oracleslave]

Has anyone done much work for BT and is it normal for the to mess you aorund with interviews? I've been waiting all week for a telephone interview and it keeps getting put off.

Some time ago now but that was my experience too.

[crimdon]

Has anyone done much work for BT and is it normal for the to mess you aorund with interviews? I've been waiting all week for a telephone interview and it keeps getting put off.