Scott said:
Almost like they're owed the job or something, eh?
How is it that recruits taking an interest in their application is always equated by senior members here as them whining that they are owed a job. Why are you not glad that potential recruits had enough interest in the job they are applying for that they searched the internet and found this forum where there questions can be answered, or have already been answered and give them a place to read and learn. Or that they care enough to worry about these things, would you rather we just say fuck it, I'm not going to try and gain as much information possible from the senior members who have experience to share. Isn't that a part of army life, sharing the knowledge you have learned while in with those who are new (i.e Cpl's teaching no hook Pte's? the ropes) Or is it for you guys to constantly shit on us for asking questions because were not in or were not the cool kids but you are.
Too bad there isn't a Royal Bank of Canada recruiting forum, where applicants can ask about timelines for job recruiting, OH wait on the RBC careers website it gives applicants a general timeline of when to expect things, and when you call someone there in HR they tell you what the timeline is and when to expect things, and anyone you speak to will give you the same answer. Unlike when you call CFRC's and each week you get a different answer from the same person.
Most applicants understand these things take time, but having people who are ready to completely change their lives at the sound of their phone ringing waiting for 5 months to over a year is a bit ridiculous. When I applied in April it was in hope that by September I would be processed and have a BMQ date for September or October. Well I didn't even get contacted until September at which point I had decided to continue my education to better myself. Here I am almost 1 year since my online application was submitted and I'm being told it could be anywhere from a few more months to a few years, and the recruiters have no idea when anything is going to happen.
Is that fair for a 19 year old kid, who's already dealing with parents who aren't happy with his decision to leave school and join the army, to keep them waiting for months and years at a time. Well in my opinion no. I'm not saying the army owes me a job, or anything really. But applicants would atleast like a fair chance at the process. My recruiter keeps telling me its based on CFAT scores to move on, well I scored high enough for most officer trades have two years of university, played sports at the provincial level etc... I'm not trying to say there aren't better candidates then me, but subjectively when I look at myself I should be more then a competitive applicant.
We as applicants should have to be calling the CFRC to check to see if they're doing the job they are paid to do. If I hadn't been checking in weekly my file transfer in September never would have been processed by CFRC Ottawa. The recruiter I submitted it too went on sick leave without putting in for the transfer request, the second recruiter forgot about it and it was on the third try that it went through. Same with my attempt to book a medical and interview as I was instructed to, two weeks after my CFAT. I was told to come back in two weeks and everything would be okay. Two weeks later, Oh well we haven't started your background check. Come back in a month. A month later, oh well we can't process you right now. Here I am almost half a year since my CFAT and still nothing. I'm moving back to Toronto for the summer, and have really not even scratched the surface of the recruiting process, with no firm dates other then a few months too years as my approximate timeline for further processing.
/rant