GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the Department for Work and Pensions Disability Confident scheme. This scheme encourages employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. Being Disability Confident, we aim to offer a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for these positions an interview, if it is practical for us to do so. This is our Offer of Interview (OOI). To secure an interview for these vacancies, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are:
1. You'll be required to reach the minimum pass mark for the online Situational Judgement Test (SJT), which assesses criteria important for all roles in our organisation
2. Meet the minimum pass mark for the application question which explores your CV, motivation and suitability for this role and organisation.
There is a wide range of extra support available throughout the recruitment process to enable you to do your best. See our website for information on reasonable adjustments we can offer.
What to expect
Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:
1. An initial online application form, including pre-screening questions to ensure you meet our eligibility criteria.
2. An online Situational Judgement Test (SJT) in which you rate the appropriateness of responses to a series of short scenarios.
3. A full online application form including a CV and application sift, looking at your motivation and suitability for the role and organisation
4. A virtual interview, in which you will be asked questions relating to your motivation and our core competencies.
5. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment and proceed to the vetting stage.
Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 to 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
