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Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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Grey87
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Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Grey87 »

Hi all

I know its not the most stable time to be applying for jobs at the Royal Mail but however, there are a few jobs around my local area being advertised on the site at the moment. Does anyone know if it possible to apply for more than one? Or is it preferable with Royal Mail recruitment if you only apply for one of them?

Thanks for any help.
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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I think only one at a time. :Very Happy
And if there's a choice go for the nearest one to your home as, with the manager just going through a routine set of questions and having little or any idea as to which of you might be the best workers, other things being equal those nearest to the Delivery Office might have the most reliable attendance. :Very Happy
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Shambles »

Grey87

Are they P/T or F/T jobs, just out of interest?

:cuppa
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Mr Whizz »

Shambles wrote:Grey87

Are they P/T or F/T jobs, just out of interest?

:cuppa

I bet you really live up to your name....ever thought of a career change?

OP - I applied for 4 jobs in the space of a month and it's ok to do that.....but the further you live from the DO, the less chance you have of getting an interview if there are others who've passed the online tests in that area.
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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:whistle
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Shambles »

chrisj wrote:
Mr Whizz wrote:

I bet you really live up to your name....ever thought of a career change?

OP - I applied for 4 jobs in the space of a month and it's ok to do that.....but the further you live from the DO, the less chance you have of getting an interview if there are others who've passed the online tests in that area.
Funny reply - I like you Mr Whizz.

Is the Pope Catholic? Just like you said, some FT staff do not give some PT or new starter the time of the day. With all those talk of rolling part-time contracts (some just 20 hours over 5 days: wicked!) - someone still asking the most obvious.

Whizz, Can I just ask whether the Online test you took was more of a Aptitude test (including reading and comprehension) or was it mainly about sorting?
Not quite sure why I've received the response I have, perhaps you could both explain, as I was merely asking a civil question to Grey87? :neutral:
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graham87
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by graham87 »

Thanks for all the replies.

2 of the jobs are permanent, which from what i understand is pretty rare in the royal mail! Another one is temporary. I'm guessing if/when jobs do go at the Royal Mail it would be the temporary contracts that go first, so hopefully one of the full time ones will come up.

I've applied to all 3 and it's allowed me to do it! I'm hopeful i will get an interview for one of them. Desperate to get some outdoor work again, sitting behind a desk 5 days a week on minimum wage is killin me!
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Shambles »

graham87 wrote:Thanks for all the replies.

2 of the jobs are permanent, which from what i understand is pretty rare in the royal mail! Another one is temporary. I'm guessing if/when jobs do go at the Royal Mail it would be the temporary contracts that go first, so hopefully one of the full time ones will come up.

I've applied to all 3 and it's allowed me to do it! I'm hopeful i will get an interview for one of them. Desperate to get some outdoor work again, sitting behind a desk 5 days a week on minimum wage is killin me!
Good luck with them all Grey,Graham87 desk job would send me nuts too :crazy: :thumbup
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

Post by Shambles »

Shambles wrote:
chrisj wrote:
Mr Whizz wrote:

I bet you really live up to your name....ever thought of a career change?

OP - I applied for 4 jobs in the space of a month and it's ok to do that.....but the further you live from the DO, the less chance you have of getting an interview if there are others who've passed the online tests in that area.
Funny reply - I like you Mr Whizz.

Is the Pope Catholic? Just like you said, some FT staff do not give some PT or new starter the time of the day. With all those talk of rolling part-time contracts (some just 20 hours over 5 days: wicked!) - someone still asking the most obvious.

Whizz, Can I just ask whether the Online test you took was more of a Aptitude test (including reading and comprehension) or was it mainly about sorting?
Not quite sure why I've received the response I have, perhaps you could both explain, as I was merely asking a civil question to Grey87? :neutral:
Whistling a nice tune Chrisj? I see you have edited lasts nights post.....any reason for this? :cuppa
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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It has been pulled because it was not called for... I should not get too involved with someone's else post in a negative way... either directly or indirectly

The whistling emoticon should have been :silenced or :oops:
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Re: Can you apply for more than one job at once?

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chrisj wrote:It has been pulled because it was not called for... I should not get too involved with someone's else post in a negative way... either directly or indirectly

The whistling emoticon should have been :silenced or :oops:
Fair enough, thank you for recognising that it wasn't called for.
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