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Northern Ireland prison service (now recruiting))

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    #1652
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Scottlad101 wrote: »
    Glad to hear it lad! Maybe we'll be up the same day for the aptitude test! Best of luck

    And to you bud :)


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    #1653
    chantelle101
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭chantelle101


    hey everyone! have my aptitude test coming up very soon......really keen on this job!!

    have a few questions if anyone can help. im probably jumping ahead but wanted to know the time scale from doing the aptitude test to then being called for the assessment centre if i pass the test. have booked a hol for end of june and would be gutted if the assessment centre was at that time. also does anyone have any hints or ideas what kind of things to expect from the assessment centre?
    and my final question is about the medical (yes i am most definately getting ahead of myself!!) but does any one know what kind of weight you need to be? i am a little overweight... of course a work in progress as always lol but would hate that to stop me!
    any help would be much appreciated!


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    #1654
    Goonerdee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Goonerdee


    chantelle101 wrote: »
    hey everyone! have my aptitude test coming up very soon......really keen on this job!!

    have a few questions if anyone can help. im probably jumping ahead but wanted to know the time scale from doing the aptitude test to then being called for the assessment centre if i pass the test. have booked a hol for end of june and would be gutted if the assessment centre was at that time. also does anyone have any hints or ideas what kind of things to expect from the assessment centre?
    and my final question is about the medical (yes i am most definately getting ahead of myself!!) but does any one know what kind of weight you need to be? i am a little overweight... of course a work in progress as always lol but would hate that to stop me!
    any help would be much appreciated!

    Oh crap! I have a holiday at the end of June also. I forgot about that!


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    #1655
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    chantelle101 wrote: »
    hey everyone! have my aptitude test coming up very soon......really keen on this job!!

    have a few questions if anyone can help. im probably jumping ahead but wanted to know the time scale from doing the aptitude test to then being called for the assessment centre if i pass the test. have booked a hol for end of june and would be gutted if the assessment centre was at that time. also does anyone have any hints or ideas what kind of things to expect from the assessment centre?
    and my final question is about the medical (yes i am most definately getting ahead of myself!!) but does any one know what kind of weight you need to be? i am a little overweight... of course a work in progress as always lol but would hate that to stop me!
    any help would be much appreciated!

    I'm going on what I've read on this thread, from other users who have applied and been successful, they're not on here anymore as their accounts are closed for obvious security reasons, but seems to be your aptitude test then if successful anything from 2 weeks to a month before the assessment centre, and then a medical, a medical seems to be done at hospital were a general healthcheck is done, weight height etc, I don't think that weight is a strict thing within the prison service, if your just slightly overweight I think you will be okay, it's just a medical to deem you medically fit to do the job that you will be required to do, hope this helps :)


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    #1656
    chantelle101
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭chantelle101


    Thanks highbury for ur reply! Lets hope we get past the test!! If its a month after then my hol won't clash! Gd luck :-)


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    #1657
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    Hey guys, does anyone have any idea on how long roughly the whole process takes from applying to starting if successful? Is it as long a process as the psni campaign?
    I too am going on holiday next month. Have my aptitude test very soon so hopefully no clashes if I'm successful at it and progress to the next stage.


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    #1658
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Not sure how long it is mate, don't think it takes as long as the PSNI there only seems to be 3 parts to the recruitment, test, assessment centre and medical, so not sure how long it takes, possibly a few months from the start of your application to the end if successful, has anyone had any of the testing done yet? Just wondering I know we can't discuss but I've already done mine and don't know what to think really about it lol


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    #1659
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    I had mine, I don't think it went very well lol


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    #1660
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    craydon wrote: »
    I had mine, I don't think it went very well lol

    Man! I feel the same I was kinda caught off guard with the time constraints, only time will tell lol


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    #1661
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    Exactly my problem too! Although I passed the psni one ok and think I did far worse on that one so fingers crossed. It's hard to judge isn't it!


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    #1662
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    craydon wrote: »
    Exactly my problem too! Although I passed the psni one ok and think I did far worse on that one so fingers crossed. It's hard to judge isn't it!

    Yeah definitely, I havent tried for the psni yet, but I passed the Lothian and borders police test no prob myself and thought that it would be similar, but nope lol, it's all a waiting game now, best of luck to you mate, and best of luck to anyone giving it a go they'll need it lol


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    #1663
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    Same to you! Assessment centres at the end of June apparently so it seems to be moving quick enough which is good. Start of June for aptitude results.


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    #1664
    Nips hopeful
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Nips hopeful


    Bell70 wrote: »
    I took the test, thought the 1st bit was fine but didn't finish the maths! Hopefully everyone was in a similar boat!

    Thought the first bit was fine too and had a few minutes to spare but the same with the maths as easy as I found it I took too much time on the obvious as I was probably a little too overconfident after having that spare time


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    #1665
    Little Loki
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭Little Loki


    I applied last February march and am starting this week, whereas others started late last summer for the same recruitment drive so it depends on a lot of factors. Good luck to everyone who applies this time


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    #1666
    Hoping123
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Hoping123


    Are the aptitude tests over now or still more next week?


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    #1667
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Hoping123 wrote: »
    Are the aptitude tests over now or still more next week?

    Think there's been a few this week don't know how long they're testing for though


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    #1668
    Goonerdee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Goonerdee


    The guy who took my aptitude test said the assessment centre days willbe at the end of June. Dammit!!!!


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    #1669
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    A girl I know missed her aptitude test last week, and got a phone call the other day saying if she wanted another go and was put down for another test for next week? thought that was good for her but odd, I'm thinking is there not enough competition or what for the roles? anyone else heard of that?


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    #1670
    biker701
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭biker701


    Anyone any idea on how many applied/amount of positions they are recruiting for?


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    #1671
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    From what I was told it was start of June that the tests results and if successful the AC dates would be announced so I'm guessing this week, has anyone heard anything as of yet? Might be too early in the month, getting a wee bit nervous lol


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    #1672
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    Nothing here yet and postmans been! Not hopeful at all for good news anyway but getting curious lol. Good luck to everyone waiting :)


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    #1673
    Goonerdee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Goonerdee


    Postman passed here too, no letter :(


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    #1674
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Yeah ditto and like wise, really don't know what to think have put it out of my head for the past few weeks but just hit me this morning lol I've got a feeling towards the end of the week, I'm almost sure the guy said mid to late June for the AC so I'm guessing this week is when we'll get word back


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    #1675
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    HighburyLad wrote: »
    Yeah ditto and like wise, really don't know what to think have put it out of my head for the past few weeks but just hit me this morning lol I've got a feeling towards the end of the week, I'm almost sure the guy said mid to late June for the AC so I'm guessing this week is when we'll get word back

    Yea, I think he said the end of June as I'm away soon and remember thinking knowing my luck even if I do pass ill be away on hol on that date likely!


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    #1676
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Letter came! Passed :) got a date for the AC and several forms to fill in, anybody else?


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    #1677
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    HighburyLad wrote: »
    Letter came! Passed :) got a date for the AC and several forms to fill in, anybody else?

    Well done! Postman comes round 11 so will be stalking him out the window now lol. Is the ac date more towards the end of June or in the middle?


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    #1678
    HighburyLad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Cheers, middle/end it's not that far away to be honest, hopefully I'll be seeing you there, I wonder how many AC's will be done, no clue from what I was given, just info and a good few forms to fill in


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    #1679
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    I'm away til the 22nd, hope that'll be time enough for me! Would be interesting to know how many - the less the better lol ;) seems such a quick turnaround


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    #1680
    biker701
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭biker701


    They're going to notify all candidates either way I assume? Due to local sorting office being very short-staffed, our post can either come first thing in the morning, late in the evening or the following day. Today appears to be one of those days my street goes without:mad:


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    #1681
    craydon
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭craydon


    biker701 wrote: »
    They're going to notify all candidates either way I assume? Due to local sorting office being very short-staffed, our post can either come first thing in the morning, late in the evening or the following day. Today appears to be one of those days my street goes without:mad:

    I'd assume so! Postmans been and gone today with nothing for me, hoping to know either way tmo!


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