Once again, I have been too busy lately to write a post… requests for training and preparing people to take the SLE tests are pouring in endlessly… and I had to run last minute marathons with the ones who woke up a bit too late in the process… useless to mention that they are devastated even before starting training!
Yet, in this absurd process, great news keep coming in… for instance Stefan, who had been in the SLE testing process for more than five months, finally got the results of his oral interaction test last Friday. He got his B!… he is now relieved although he will have to wait probably a long time before he knows whether he got the position he applied for or not…
Congratulations Stefan!
Aaaah… the hiring process in the Public Service of Canada!… I really do not know if I could sustain such pressure myself… probably not, merely because I have no patience for red tape administration and I have zero tolerance when it comes to stupidity. I know I would be the worse civil servant ever!… Indeed, either I would quit the job after five minutes or they would fire me after my first day!… But I know my limitations and I would never apply for any government job positions!… I do believe it takes lots of nerves to work there… and, in many ways, I do admire those who can do it and adapt…
What frustrates me the most is probably the inconsistency of the hiring process… Of course, the numerous written exams, the long fake interviews and the SLE testing basically stay the same… as well as the order they have to be taken. Yet it does not mean that change does not occur between the beginning of a competition and its ending… and some modifications are major and quite unfair…
Take Krystal’s case for instance… she had applied for two distinct full time job positions within the same Department here, in Ottawa, more than a year ago… She went through the whole hiring process without losing faith, although she shed some tears once in a while… She was a real trooper!
Which of the two sentences is correct?… À moins que…
I would like to write a post at least once a week yet I cannot find the time!… Between training, answering requests for information, helping new trainees to set up for online sessions, book keeping and doing administrative work… well… there is no time left for taking care of my blog…
But, when I get great news, I have to share it with my readers… Morris, who was probably the most nervous student I ever had, went for his oral interaction test last Wednesday… he was convinced he would not get his B at his second attempt… I knew he could get it because only his stress was playing against him! Friday he wrote me saying that he had obtained his B!… What a happy camper!
Congratulations Morris!
Since I do not have much time to write tonight, instead of writing a substantial post, I found a test for you to give a try… There are two sentences and you must choose the one that you think is correct or… you may decide that both are equal… I got 50/50 only because I thought the incorrect sentences were a bit too obvious. Maybe you will disagree with me… let me know!
Two Gold Medals in two days for Canada: Alexandre Bilodeau in freestyle skiing and Maëlle Ricker in snowboarding cross event!…
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