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The Farmleigh Fellowship

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    #32
    NickDrake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,916 ✭✭✭NickDrake


    scarface22 wrote: »
    I got a call off them on Wednesday...

    Good or bad news?


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    #33
    MagicFred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭MagicFred


    Ok I just called them to ask. They said they hadn't sent out anything to anyone yet and would be in touch early next week, Monday or Tuesday.


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    #34
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    MagicFred wrote: »
    Ok I just called them to ask. They said they hadn't sent out anything to anyone yet and would be in touch early next week, Monday or Tuesday.
    Lovely cheers for that, was getting curious myself


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    #35
    Chip Ralston
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Chip Ralston


    Cheers


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    #36
    clikityclak
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭clikityclak


    Email this morning says they'll be in touch with everyone by the end of the week....


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    #37
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    scarface22 wrote: »
    I got a call off them on Wednesday...

    A call to let you know where you stand?


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    #38
    scarface22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭scarface22


    Mike Tyson wrote: »
    A call to let you know where you stand?

    Yeah I am interviewing with a company at the end of this week. I think details of everyone else's interview(s) will be sent out today or tomorrow.


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    #39
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    scarface22 wrote: »
    Yeah I am interviewing with a company at the end of this week. I think details of everyone else's interview(s) will be sent out today or tomorrow.
    Ok good stuff fair play.

    Here's hoping they don't have the positions all set and mean they will be in contact with everyone else to let them know they haven't been successful..


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    #40
    crazydiamond87
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭crazydiamond87


    Didn't they say they hadn't been in touch with anyone?


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    #41
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    crazydiamond87 wrote: »
    Didn't they say they hadn't been in touch with anyone?
    Scarface got a call last Wed..?


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    #42
    crazydiamond87
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭crazydiamond87


    MagicFred wrote: »
    Ok I just called them to ask. They said they hadn't sent out anything to anyone yet and would be in touch early next week, Monday or Tuesday.

    I'm confused...


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    #43
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    scarface22 wrote: »
    Yeah I am interviewing with a company at the end of this week. I think details of everyone else's interview(s) will be sent out today or tomorrow.

    Know where you're coming from CrazyDiamond. Scarface was contacted last week (so at least 1 person has been). Fingers crossed that that was a 1 off or at least the minority, and that those that haven't heard anything can still hear good news


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    #44
    mimms87
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    Got an email just there saying 'Congratulations on being selected for the next stage of the Farmleigh Fellowship. Your details have now been passed to a Farmleigh Fellowship partner company and it is up to them to get in touch with you directly to arrange an interview.'

    So looks like a wait until they get in touch


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    #45
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    Just received the same. Apart from Scarface has anyone heard from companies?


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    #46
    rivers
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭rivers


    Yea just got the same mail as above. no word from any companies yet though...


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    #47
    mimms87
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    Scarface is full of sh*t. I rang them yesterday and they told me no one had heard and wouldn't be hearing until today or tomorrow with the partner companies getting in touch further down the line.


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    #48
    crazydiamond87
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭crazydiamond87


    mimms87 wrote: »
    Scarface is full of sh*t. I rang them yesterday and they told me no one had heard and wouldn't be hearing until today or tomorrow with the partner companies getting in touch further down the line.

    I thought so!


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    #49
    scarface22
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    Just back from the interview there. I was put through my paces!


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    #50
    scarface22
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    mimms87 wrote: »
    Scarface is full of sh*t. I rang them yesterday and they told me no one had heard and wouldn't be hearing until today or tomorrow with the partner companies getting in touch further down the line.

    Full of ****? Ummm no... I was contacted and was interviewed today.


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    #51
    rivers
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭rivers


    hey Scarface, can you tell us which company you interviewed for? what was the interview like? competency based or more about your experience etc.? did they give you any kind of indication as to what the 'project' would be about? i'm not trying to catch you out or anything just really interested to know how it went!


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    #52
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    Yeah interested too Scarface, just straight up interview?

    Any other details of where the program is at this stage?


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    #53
    scarface22
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    Mike Tyson wrote: »
    Yeah interested too Scarface, just straight up interview?

    Any other details of where the program is at this stage?

    It was a tough interview. Not really the usual..."Can you give me an example of a time you showed leadership/teamwork/organisational skills?". Instead the interviewers really dug into my CV and asked pretty in-depth questions and asked why I made certain decisions in my career on a general level and also in some very specific instances.

    I was also given hypothetical scenarios and problems that I could run into when on placement and asked to offer solutions. The interviewers sometimes challenged or attempted to pick holes in my suggestions and I had to then further justify them.


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    #54
    scarface22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭scarface22


    I think it would be unwise of me to specify the name of the company here but I would be happy to answer questions over private mail if you'd like
    rivers wrote: »
    hey Scarface, can you tell us which company you interviewed for? what was the interview like? competency based or more about your experience etc.? did they give you any kind of indication as to what the 'project' would be about? i'm not trying to catch you out or anything just really interested to know how it went!


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    #55
    Mike Tyson
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Mike Tyson


    scarface22 wrote: »
    It was a tough interview. Not really the usual..."Can you give me an example of a time you showed leadership/teamwork/organisational skills?". Instead the interviewers really dug into my CV and asked pretty in-depth questions and asked why I made certain decisions in my career on a general level and also in some very specific instances.

    I was also given hypothetical scenarios and problems that I could run into when on placement and asked to offer solutions. The interviewers sometimes challenged or attempted to pick holes in my suggestions and I had to then further justify them.
    That's great cheers, sounded grilling alright. I'd say this next stage could vary depending on company then?. Any idea how many were being interviewed for the position


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    #56
    scarface22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭scarface22


    Mike Tyson wrote: »
    That's great cheers, sounded grilling alright. I'd say this next stage could vary depending on company then?. Any idea how many were being interviewed for the position

    No idea. There are two of us going for that position but I'm not really sure you can extrapolate from that


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    #57
    MagicFred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭MagicFred


    So I heard from a company today to arrange an interview, a little confused as to why they have matched me to this company. Just wondering if everyone is happy with who they have been matched with:

    - As in did you specifically request to apply for that company?
    - Can you see the logic behind why you have been matched up?
    - Is it totally random?


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    #58
    rivers
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭rivers


    I've been contacted by one company so far and yes, I'd say it has to do with my experience and er, skills, that i was recommended to that particular company. I know because I remember Donagh saying that this company was interested in people with a particular background and experience...

    but might not be the same for everyone...


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    #59
    Enemy Of Fate
    Registered Users Posts: 681 ✭✭✭Enemy Of Fate


    Got through to the last stage, but still haven't been contacted by my company (got the email saying I got through last wed). I really hope they get back to me soon cause its driving me crazy. Also wish they'd just told me what company I've been paired with in the first place, I mean would that have been so hard?


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    #60
    UnoMomento
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭UnoMomento


    Hey everyone, first time on boards.ie but have been looking for info on this fellowship - had an interview yesterday with one of the Farmleigh companies and have been offered a place on the programme - my question is; does anyone have any information about how much the year will cost me as a candidate and also does anyone have an opinion about the programme in general...good, bad, indifferent, waste of time, worthwhile!?

    I have until Tuesday to make a decision I think so any contribution you could make would be great!


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    #61
    rivers
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭rivers


    well its hard to say to be honest. This is the first year its been on so as for the benefits you would get from it, thats unclear. If you want to be involved in Asian business in the future, i'm sure the Masters in Asian Business would be very beneficial and the network contacts you could make on this would also be good for the future i would think.

    As for the costs...Donagh had a chat with us about accomodation , and he said that you would be paying around 350-500 euro per month for an apartment depending on the condition, sharing etc. Food would be slightly cheaper than Ireland. So in other words it won't be cheap.

    what does the position you were offered involve? I was told that some projects could be completed within Singapore, whereas for others you would be required to travel to various Asian countries.

    Would you mind telling us how the interview went also and what kind of questions were asked etc.

    cheers


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