Garda Recruitment - Stage 1a(2) - The Aptitude Test Results thread

Shield

Folks,

Please use this thread to post your results instead of the other thread which is for questions about the actual Aptitude Test itself.

Thanks,

-Shield.

Marshall987

Just got a text message saying I have a message in my account :-0

Canyon86

Marshall987 wrote: »

Just got a text message saying I have a message in my account :-0

and do you?

Marshall987

Canyon86 wrote: »

and do you?

Ya I did! Not good news unfortunately I didn't pass, and there is only 5000 going through to stage 2!

RANDOMUSER

just over 12,000 have passed this stage. Those 12,000 have been broken down into three batches. The first batch will be 1-5000, the 2nd is roughly 5001-9000 and the third is 9000-12000

Zadie10

RANDOMUSER wrote: »

just over 12,000 have passed this stage. Those 12,000 have been broken down into three batches. The first batch will be 1-5000, the 2nd is roughly 5001-9000 and the third is 9000-12000

Thanks where did you see that? I was totally freaking out at the thought of just 5K passing!

WilcoOut

RANDOMUSER wrote: »

just over 12,000 have passed this stage. Those 12,000 have been broken down into three batches. The first batch will be 1-5000, the 2nd is roughly 5001-9000 and the third is 9000-12000

But everyone will find out today regardless?

RANDOMUSER

Yes, everyone will receive notification today. Im sure they are being issued in batches similar to the call ups for the exam

RANDOMUSER

Garda Trainee 2013 Campaign

Candidates for this campaign were required to take a number of tests which are designed to identify potential to become a Garda Trainee. The selection process has been developed to assess the key skills and attributes necessary to perform effectively as a Garda Trainee. You were required to meet the minimum qualifying score on each of the three tests.

When using psychometric such as those you undertook at Stage 1; i.e. Assessment Questionnaire, Verbal test and Discovering Rules, rather than having one mark or two marks per correct answer, statistics are used to calculate candidate performance so that it can understand how each candidate performed relative to others.

For example, for the Garda Trainee campaign, it was necessary to combine the candidate results from three different tests. Because the Questionnaire has more items than the Verbal Test or the Discovering Rules test and all three have different levels of difficulty, it is not possible to just add the results together.

Therefore, results are converted into a similar scale for each test. This means that it is possible to add different test results together and ensure each test will have the same weighting. Please note that scores from this round will not carry to subsequent stages.

In this instance the scores range from 0 to 8,000 for each test.

You have been provided you with your score on each test; additional details will not be provided on scoring e.g. right or wrong answers on each test.

Numbers in each Band:

Band Placings
1 1 to 5,000
2 5,001 to 9,000
3 9,001 to 12,602

Devil08

Whoever is number 12602 got in by the skin of their teeth!

Thecameraman

So does this mean half of people who applied will get to stage 2? Anyone else get a message?

RANDOMUSER

No over 50% got wiped out straight away, only 5,000 will be called to the next stage, there is no guarantee that batch 2 and 3 will be called.

Out of the 5,000 lets say 50% pass the next stage that gives a panel to interview of 2500 wipe out another 500 through ineligibility on education requirements and you've got 2,000. Out of 2000 about half of that will be needed to be interviewed maybe to get 300 recruits. Could be a waiting game for those in batch 2 and 3.

Devil08

Likewise, whoever is number 1 should be given the commissioners job, some achievement whoever it is

RANDOMUSER

Max score on each test was 8,000 so they would have been up near that score on at least 2 of the tests

Thecameraman

Wow that's harsh.... Look like there really going to start motoring with the recuirtment to get recuirts in fast, it crazy people who didn't progress won't ever get a chance of been a garda.

3fullback

Where is all this information coming from can somebody please say ... ?

Canyon86

anybody else get a message yet?

or is it just Randomuser?

also fair play to randomuser for posting up,

Devil08

No message received yet, on my fourth glass of whiskey

RANDOMUSER

Now this is a super random guess but normally results issue in batches of lets say pass/fail. e.g. for accuarcy you would have in this case 4 seperate score files one for fails and then one for each successful batch.

So based on this i reckon the fail results were the first to issue given it has the larger amount and then the rest will follow.

Again I dont want to get peoples hopes up as it does take a few hours for results to issue from PAS servers. But fingers crossed those who havent heard yet MAY be getting good news!!!

Juicy432

Just received good news

Thecameraman

Congrats juicy

Kimiko2012

Juicy432 wrote: »

Just received good news

Congrats juicy, hope I hear good news soon !!

tfitzgerald

Juicy432 wrote: »

Just received good news

Best of luck. Did you get a text or did you just check

Shifty13

I wonder are they Doing it alphabetically or by batch???

RANDOMUSER

its in batches.

Lady Kitkat103

Got my news

There's 3 bands

Don't panic like I did

Just read everything you get carefully

Best of luck

Thecameraman

RANDOMUSER wrote: »

its in batches.

Some one on another forum got into batch 3

Murphster

What does it mean for candidates finishing in bands 2 and 3?

RANDOMUSER

The initial top 5000 will be called to the next stage first, as the need arises they'll dip into the other batches.

Its very similar to the way the TCO campaign has been done if anyone is familiar with that campaign

Im guessing (educated ones) at alot of this by the way, like everything on the interwebz dont believe everything you read

Devil08

So basically band 2 and 3 aren't worth a sh1te.
With 5000 in the first band they will surely recruit 300 from that.

RANDOMUSER

That would be my honest opinion but we'll have to wait and see exactly what the wording is for those who received results in batches 2 and 3.

Cant really see them testing a further 10,000 just for 300 posts, like i said earlier there is plenty within the 5000 to get what they need for now.

I could be wrong though

KERSPLAT!

Devil08 wrote: »

So basically band 2 and 3 aren't worth a sh1te.
With 5000 in the first band they will surely recruit 300 from that.

I would have thought so too, unless I'm missing something

DesertCreat_15

Anyone heard that's in band one yet??

Thecameraman

Just remember this is going to be for the next few recuirtment drives. So they will get through 2 And 3

Murphster

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

Anyone heard that's in band one yet??

Apparently someone on another forum has got into band 1 ... its what ive read anyway ...

Lenn Brennan

Got into batch 3, delighted.
Best of luck to everyone

C2012

Does that mean your through to the next round,…..did they email you or was it on public jobs.ie:)

Devil08

The next stage is more online tests. So they will surely half the numbers again then. Why not put everyone in bands then? They aren't going to just invite band 1 to do the online tests surely?

DesertCreat_15

Murphster wrote: »

Apparently someone on another forum has got into band 1 ... its what ive read anyway ...

Hmm okay! Not looking too good for me if i didnt even make batch 3 then! Be strange if i didnt though as I made the top 1500 for the PSNI aptitude test!

Thecameraman

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

Hmm okay! Not looking too good for me then! Be strange if i didnt though as I made the top 1500 for the PSNI aptitude test!

I think everyone is band 3 is getting there results at the moment... Lots of people on diffrent forums here saying they got band 3

Andrea345

I said I wouldn't post but sure why not. They give a score out of 8000 for each test and a qualifying score you have to reach. They also tell you where you are placed overall example 10000th. They said they mighty dip into the next bands when they need them but I.think that's lot of work. Why not take more on now. Oh incase you are wondering I passed but didn't get band one. What happens to those in stage two that don't get through are they out then.

je551e

Band 3 here also, 9096

DesertCreat_15

Thecameraman wrote: »

I think everyone is band 3 is getting there results at the moment... Lots of people on diffrent forums here saying they got band 3

So you're saying there's hope yet?

Thecameraman

Andrea345 wrote: »

I said I wouldn't post but sure why not. They give a score out of 8000 for each test and a qualifying score you have to reach. They also tell you where you are placed overall example 10000th. They said they mighty dip into the next bands when they need them but I.think that's lot of work. Why not take more on now. Oh incase you are wondering I passed but didn't get band one. What happens to those in stage two that don't get through are they out then.

Ye seems like a very strange way of doing it altogether but I'm sure it will be outline better once all results come out

Thecameraman

DesertCreat_15 wrote: »

So you're saying there's hope yet?

Haha well that's what I'm hoping trying to keep postive

RANDOMUSER

Let us know when you do get your result will be interesting to know details of the next round

Andrea345

C2012 wrote: »

Does that mean your through to the next round,…..did they email you or was it on public jobs.ie:)

Only batch one

thestar

So are people in batch 2 and 3 going to be asked to do any more of the recruitment process?

Thecameraman

thestar wrote: »

So are people in batch 2 and 3 going to be asked to do any more of the recruitment process?

No one knows yet... Did you get your results?

Canyon86

Andrea345 wrote: »

I said I wouldn't post but sure why not. They give a score out of 8000 for each test and a qualifying score you have to reach. They also tell you where you are placed overall example 10000th. They said they mighty dip into the next bands when they need them but I.think that's lot of work. Why not take more on now. Oh incase you are wondering I passed but didn't get band one. What happens to those in stage two that don't get through are they out then.

well done andrea345!!

Canyon86

je551e wrote: »

Band 3 here also, 9096

still though ,

you passed the 1st round!

head up!