Garda Reserve - Interview/Report-Writing (see Moderator note: POST#1)

shaunerz

Colette Squeaking Warmonger wrote: »

Congrats
Welcome to patientville

I know...ha. im dreading filling out the BR form, its sooo long

we3gkfu6qit95s

shaunerz wrote: »

I know...ha. im dreading filling out the BR form, its sooo long

hahaha ahh i know but just try get it done asap quicker the better
its a long wait i hope it pays of for me..

clare33

hi, i did my interview this morning , and the written exam at lunchtime so have to wait now and see if i passed . fingers crossed

tcd

I passed my interview and exam i just found out..the BR form form has to be filled out on the pc and sent where?

Dubbhoy

tcd wrote: »

I passed my interview and exam i just found out..the BR form form has to be filled out on the pc and sent where?

That form u must print out and bring it to ur local station where they send it back to HR !! Should say on the back of it very last page !

tcd

Oh right was confused because it said no handwritten forms will be accepted, i get what it meant now, just do it on th PC and then print it out and bring it to the station..cheers

clare33

tcd wrote: »

I passed my interview and exam i just found out..the BR form form has to be filled out on the pc and sent where?

hi ya when did you do it

tcd

clare33 wrote: »

hi ya when did you do it

Did it wednesday two weeks ago in dublin city

clare33

tcd wrote: »

Did it wednesday two weeks ago in dublin city

hi thanks for that i did mine yesterday in ennis

Theallad

Hi there everyone

Alan here

I applied on Apr 8th this year and have the interview and written exam on may 19th in dublin city centre

lookin forward to it, bit cautious about the interview, dont want to get caught out with anything

da__flash

Theallad wrote: »

Hi there everyone

Alan here

I applied on Apr 8th this year and have the interview and written exam on may 19th in dublin city centre

lookin forward to it, bit cautious about the interview, dont want to get caught out with anything

Just be yourself and you ll do fine they're not trying to catch you out at all.:cool:

Theallad

Just had my written exam and interview today, think it went well, fingers crossed

Frank Spencer

Theallad wrote: »

Just had my written exam and interview today, think it went well, fingers crossed

Me too. In Dublin?

Theallad

Frank Spencer wrote: »

Me too. In Dublin?

Yeah in chapter house, interview was at 10.15 written exam at one, i was wearing a blue tie black suit ? which one were you ? how'd you find it

Frank Spencer

Theallad wrote: »

Yeah in chapter house, interview was at 10.15 written exam at one, i was wearing a blue tie black suit ? which one were you ? how'd you find it

Yeah it went fine. Confident enough. I was the last man into the exam, wearing a blue shirt.

Frank Spencer

Got the letter today telling me that I have passed the interview and written assessment.

Anyone else who did theirs in Chapter House on the 19th of May hear back yet?

Theallad

Frank Spencer wrote: »

Got the letter today telling me that I have passed the interview and written assessment.

Anyone else who did theirs in Chapter House on the 19th of May hear back yet?

Yeah i got a letter this morning, passed as well now for the long wait :-) fair play anyway man

jenny81

lavman wrote: »

Finally got word on my medical after waiting over a year for checks to be completed. Can anyone give me a heads up on what they do for the medical at the Garda headquaters? I've to fill out a form to bring me with and get it signed by my G.P. Do they have there own doctor to carry out tests on the day.

Hi, just wondering roughly how long you were waiting for your medical from the time your br checks started?

DavidH82

Does anyone know if you are told that you have passed your background checks? Or is it just a case of being called for a medical?

I presume they send some kind of of PFO letter if you fail your checks. Has anyone been unfortunate enough to get one? Would they give any reason as to why you failed or do they just say your application wasn't accepted.

I remember a guy on here from Kerry who was failed on this but I can't remember his username or find his posts.

halfback5

May I ask what are you expected to wear for the interview,A full suit or is shirt and jeans ok?

clare33

nice shirt and pance should do thats what the guys were wareing the day i did mine

clare33

i mean pants

halfback5

clare33 wrote: »

i mean pants

haha, I knew what you meant anyways, thanks for the reply though. what stage are you at now?

clare33

halfback5 wrote: »

haha, I knew what you meant anyways, thanks for the reply though. what stage are you at now?

hi i am waitin on the back ground checks now i sent it off in june when is you interview

halfback5

clare33 wrote: »

hi i am waitin on the back ground checks now i sent it off in june when is you interview

have my interview and report writing on the 20th, so a bit of nerves for the next while!
Whats the interview like, any tips:D?

clare33

halfback5 wrote: »

have my interview and report writing on the 20th, so a bit of nerves for the next while!
Whats the interview like, any tips:D?

i found the interview grand , they were really nice , they ask you a lot about how you involve yourself in your community, the written exam was ok you really need to concentrate but it was fine, once you keep your head about you and listen to the questions they ask you you will be fine

kerry4sam

Keep this thread on-topic please!

If you have any general info on Reserves please post in here. Anything off-topic, non reserve related-here is okay. I've moved over some posts, please don't make me move more. Thanks

bmw535d

got a question for all those that have been through the first interview for the reserves,got my interview and report writing thing on tommoro and was wondering what way i should dress my self for it, is it a suit and tie job or normal casual sunday clothes kinda thing?

Tripp

Suit and tie

bmw535d

thanks

Godofhellfire

passed the interview and written test! just handed in the BR form so now we play the waiting game

laurahq

hey i have my interview coming up soon and i was wondering would you advise to get some sort of help or prep from someone who knows more about what to expect for the interview and writing excercise??

halfback5

laurahq wrote: »

hey i have my interview coming up soon and i was wondering would you advise to get some sort of help or prep from someone who knows more about what to expect for the interview and writing excercise??

pm i'd only be glad to answer your questions, have recently passed my interview and report writing test

kerry4sam

halfback5 wrote: »

pm i'd only be glad to answer your questions, have recently passed my interview and report writing test

Delighted you would be only glad to answer any questions. We welcome that here on this discussion forum.

This is as I said a discussion forum so anyone feel free to post your advice and experience in our threads.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

laurahq

Is it true that you are called back for a second interview??

carlbre

hi all,

i have my interview and written test tomorrow, my only worry is that i have never really done much community work before. a few small things, hopefully this will be enough.

eru123

carlbre wrote: »

hi all,

i have my interview and written test tomorrow, my only worry is that i have never really done much community work before. a few small things, hopefully this will be enough.

Dont let that worry you. You dont need to be extremely involved in your community to pass. I am not involved at all really and i passed.
Just make sure you dont lie about dong community work if you havent! They will catch you out if you do and this will look bad.
Just stick to what you have done and dont be afraid to say that that is all you've done.
If you commmunicate well and have your scenarios ready to go then you will fly it, regardless of little community work.
Best of luck.:)

3fullback

Could someone please give me some advice on what sort of clothes to wear for the interview ?

Thanks !

WilcoOut

3fullback wrote: »

Could someone please give me some advice on what sort of clothes to wear for the interview ?

Thanks !

Business Dress or Smart Casual

Shirt, tie, slacks, shoes

Tripp

Suit. Dress to impress

carlbre

eru123 wrote: »

Dont let that worry you. You dont need to be extremely involved in your community to pass. I am not involved at all really and i passed.
Just make sure you dont lie about dong community work if you havent! They will catch you out if you do and this will look bad.
Just stick to what you have done and dont be afraid to say that that is all you've done.
If you commmunicate well and have your scenarios ready to go then you will fly it, regardless of little community work.
Best of luck.:)

thanks eru123! got word yesterday that i have passed the written test and the interview. onwards to the background check and the physical!

eru123

carlbre wrote: »

thanks eru123! got word yesterday that i have passed the written test and the interview. onwards to the background check and the physical!

Great stuff, well done:) the long wait starts now!

Falony

hi
I just applied to the garda reserve and i sent my application off yesterday could anyone tell me whats the procedure that will follow??????????????????????

3fullback

How long after completion of the interview did it take for public jobs to get in contact to say you were successful ?? and will they tell you if you were'nt ?

eru123

Falony wrote: »

hi
I just applied to the garda reserve and i sent my application off yesterday could anyone tell me whats the procedure that will follow??????????????????????

Publicjobs will contact you when interviews in your area come up. They will then ask you to fill out the form and email it / send it to them, but since you've this done already i'd say they will just ring you and allocate you an interview date, when the interviews come up that is.

kerry4sam

3fullback wrote: »

How long after completion of the interview did it take for public jobs to get in contact to say you were successful ?? and will they tell you if you were'nt ?

I received word on being successful after 1 week. You will receive a letter either way, either saying "We are pleased..." or "Unfortunately..." usually within 1 week to 10days after you done your interview & report-writing.

A.G.S

hi Ive my interview on the 25th in killarney.im from cork will this mean I will have to be a reserve in Kerry if successful or will i get cork?

kerry4sam

A.G.S wrote: »

hi Ive my interview on the 25th in killarney.im from cork will this mean I will have to be a reserve in Kerry if successful or will i get cork?

Welcome to our Reserve forum. Where you sit your interview and do your report-writing exam is in no way an indication of where you will be stationed as a reserve.

Best of Luck at your Stage1

A.G.S

kerry4sam wrote: »

Welcome to our Reserve forum. Where you sit your interview and do your report-writing exam is in no way an indication of where you will be stationed as a reserve.

Best of Luck at your Stage1

thanks! just needed clarification.

A.G.S

hi guys is there anything i should bring with me to the interview? like a c.v etc