Hahah well you trump my 5 weeks wait mate! Yeh no doubt be last minute on Friday ... I wouldn't be too fused if I hadn't bragged to everyone at work I had the job, keep getting asked when I start!
Just hoping being the last ones doesn't mean our start date is ages away!
Although I wouldn't mind booking a cheeky get away before I started if we are training all summer.

[censored], I haven’t said anything yet. I’m glad now with the amount of time I’ve been waiting haha. Yeah looks like we will be in all summer so maybe an early summer holiday will have to do before we start. I’m not that bothered I haven’t booked anything yet anyway

Hang tough guys, the waiting for a start date is hard. Counting down the days till you get to start is as hard as you know you are gonna get to start your career soon. The wait will be worth it when you step on that train/bus/plane to go to yarnfield. Hang tough guys.

Yeah, I know there is a bit of a wait, but I'm not too bothered as I know the guys who applied in 2016 had to wait the best part of a year to here about start dates and begin training due to the reshuffle of the company. Pales in comparison to that torture haha.

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Well that’s it, everything completed after my DBS certificate arrived today. Scanned in and emailed, acknowledgment by return from HR.

Roll on the 19th March 👍.

No news yet mate. Had assement on 7th December somits been a while haha. Gonna be based in mid Wales. Who knows the system the are working to. As long as it’s my Friday I’ll be happy

Anyone know roughly how long after receiving start date you receive emails with contract etc?

You get an email asking what u would LIKE off at xmas,no one can book any holidays off in december at all no exception, as what they do is sort out the days inbetween xmas so dont let anybody off.If you want an example last manager emailed and said chose preferred days off in order 1-5,i submitted mine straight away and got the 28th/29th off that i wanted and just went in for 1 day(27th),some lads didnt do it straight away so got random days off like 20th/21st or 2/3 jan and worked all through,days they didnt even want off.they only realease so many slots for your holiday group to share so u have to get them in as soon as he sends the email.

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Anyone know roughly how long after receiving start date you receive emails with contract etc?

Mine were within a day or two.