I have just received my conditional offer through via email, and have sent the requested information back, I'm just waiting on my security checks to come back now. I was just wondering how long it took for people to actually get started, obviously on the condition my security comes through?
Also any advice for a newbie would be most welcome, I must say I'm really excited and really looking forward to getting started, but also a bit apprehensive of the unknown.
From conditional offer to actual start can vary, it was around 2-3 months for me...my formal offer came through pretty quickly though (7 days from start of security checks) but ive known that take a few weeks for others.
My timeline was
Interview request 8 July
Interview 12th july
Interview successful email - 15 July
Conditional offer - 15 July
Missing info email - 25 july
Confirm start of checks - 27 July
Formal offer - today
Welcome day - 17 august
So not long for me...
Last edited by PBgirl on 12 Aug 2016, 16:21, edited 1 time in total.
any advice you could give me from one female postie to another?
Only thing that springs to mind is uniform sizes are crap..the shirts run big and sure I read on here the polos run small..trousers are clown pants so might be worth asking for a couple of sizes when ordering.
I'm a size 10 and wear 10 shorts and small polo shirts, but it's at least 6 weeks till you can order them, you start with shoes and a hi viz. the trainers I've got on best with are the yds and I buy my normal size but they are a bit narrow so I don't lace the bottom 2 holes to allow my feet to swell.
The rounds I do vary from 6 miles up to 12, I was a marathon runner so used to distance but it took me about 6 weeks to get used to the work when I first started.
Ps I'm not a skinny size 10 so if you are tiny then size down.
i got the conditional offer email 2 weeks ago today.... they said the checks could take UP to 2 weeks but really I think they mean at LEAST 2 weeks. i hope to hear from them next week now as it's Friday...
