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ICT Specialists (Executive Officer level) in Civil Service

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  • #812
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    Would it be just a random method when they select a candidate to a dept or location?

    Or would the selection be based, after matching each candidate's skills with the job requirements at a dept /location?


  • #813
    Ventnor
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ventnor


    From my experience working in the public sector they will select by order of merit and not by what skills match the job requirements.


  • #814
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    Ventnor wrote: »
    From my experience working in the public sector they will select by order of merit and not by what skills match the job requirements.

    Are you working in public sector ICT?


  • #815
    Ventnor
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ventnor


    ITguru wrote: »
    Are you working in public sector ICT?

    Yes, I am trying to relocate closer to home


  • #816
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    Ventnor,
    Send you a pm. A reply to that would be greately appreciated.


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  • #817
    IloveIT
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭IloveIT


    Ventnor wrote: »
    ITguru wrote: »
    Are you working in public sector ICT?

    Yes, I am trying to relocate closer to home
    HI, just as a matter of interest as I have never worked in the public sector but will be soon as I did well in the Dublin region would you be able to give a description of what your job is like. Do EO's in the ICT have CO's reporting to them, or are there CO's in ICT ?. For general day to day stuff do youo use a ticketing system or how would issues get reported ?.
    Hope you don't mind, thanks.


  • #818
    Ventnor
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ventnor


    IloveIT wrote: »
    HI, just as a matter of interest as I have never worked in the public sector but will be soon as I did well in the Dublin region would you be able to give a description of what your job is like. Do EO's in the ICT have CO's reporting to them, or are there CO's in ICT ?. For general day to day stuff do youo use a ticketing system or how would issues get reported ?.
    Hope you don't mind, thanks.

    The public sector has a different grade/pay structure than the Civil Service. So i wouldn't know what responsibility's would be assigned to an EO, maybe someone on here already in the CS would know the answer or it could be department specific.

    We use a web based helpdesk system where users log the call, these are routed to the correct person depending on the type of call. I assume most places would use the same kind of system??

    I work in the network side of things we are kind of a jack of all trades section. ie. Network support, user support, server management, exchange, vmware, active directory.The only things we don't do is system development/support.

    Everywhere is different and using different infrastructures. Hopefully where ever we end up proper training will be given!!


  • #819
    Yenwod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Yenwod


    IloveIT wrote: »
    Do EO's in the ICT have CO's reporting to them, or are there CO's in ICT ?.
    Probably depends on the department. I'm an EO ICT with no staff. Our departments ICT section has very few COs. Think historically they had more but seem to be moving away from that and for the most part, EO is the lowest grade.


  • #820
    xECompanyx
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭xECompanyx


    Yenwod wrote: »
    Probably depends on the department. I'm an EO ICT with no staff. Our departments ICT section has very few COs. Think historically they had more but seem to be moving away from that and for the most part, EO is the lowest grade.

    I am a civil servant in an ICT area which is systems development, maintenance and enhancement of a financial management system (Oracle). I am an acting EO working with CO's but they report directly to the HEO. The COS are there for data entry purposes. There are no CO's in our separate IT unit. With my dept, CO'S report to EOS or equiv in the generalised processing areas, not ICT. I would agree that generally IT units fill at EO level up but it really depends on the Dept.


  • #821
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    Any idea till what number they called from Dublin ICT Infrastructure support panel?


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  • #822
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    ITguru wrote: »
    Any idea till what number they called from Dublin ICT Infrastructure support panel?

    Send an email to public jobs. In reply, I was told that they would start contacting the candidates in the next couple of days.


  • #823
    Dothehustle
    Registered Users Posts: 517 ✭✭✭Dothehustle


    Cheers itguru was going to ring them to see when they will start appointing people .... I take it we will have to be garda vetted?? So that might add a week or two


  • #824
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Has anyone queried PAS regarding Region A Panel for Infrastructure? Have we any hope of getting a job on that panel?


  • #825
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Sorry meant Regional panel


  • #826
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Sorry meant Regional panel


  • #827
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Has anyone queried PAS regarding Region A Panel for Infrastructure? Have we any hope of getting a job on that panel?


  • #828
    Ventnor
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Ventnor


    This is what I was told when I contacted them last week.

    Just off the phone with PAS regarding the Regional Infrastructure panel. Looks like it will be another while until there is any movement. They are waiting for ICT departments to come back with a list of vacancies. After this we will be contacted regarding our preferences. Patience is a virtue (apparently)


  • #829
    posy2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭posy2010


    It's all gone very quiet! Anyone had any movement in Dublin? Patience is a virtue is right


  • #830
    IloveIT
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭IloveIT


    I called them again...
    they said it will be next week at the earliest. Just as well most people here did well in the scoring system, if it takes this long for us I would hate to have a high number.


  • #831
    posy2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭posy2010


    IloveIT wrote: »
    I called them again...
    they said it will be next week at the earliest. Just as well most people here did well in the scoring system, if it takes this long for us I would hate to have a high number.

    Cheers. It will just keep moving up a week!


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  • #832
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    I'm in mid 50s Regional Infrastructure. ..is this hopeless?


  • #833
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭TestLink


    I heard that they would call till 70s for the regional panel.


  • #834
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Thanks ITguru. ...just hope we will be offered a job after all this....


  • #835
    Murzo
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Murzo


    Thanks ITguru. ...just hope we will be offered a job after all this....


  • #836
    Karincha
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Karincha


    I've accepted a role elsewhere as the process is taking so long, my rank was within the top 10 so I'll be rejecting an offer if it does come in


  • #837
    IloveIT
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭IloveIT


    I understand your frustration, it is very very slow


  • #838
    crossbeauty
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭crossbeauty


    ITguru wrote: »
    I heard that they would call till 70s for the regional panel.

    hi, did PAS say that?

    thanks.


  • #839
    crossbeauty
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭crossbeauty


    very slow process, considering we applied last april / may. There'll be a few more dropping off the panels too no doubt getting sick of waiting. I think once it goes to nov/dec we may as well forget about it until the new year also.


  • #840
    xECompanyx
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭xECompanyx


    crossbeauty wrote: »
    very slow process, considering we applied last april / may. There'll be a few more dropping off the panels too no doubt getting sick of waiting. I think once it goes to nov/dec we may as well forget about it until the new year also.
    All very impatient guys but I understand peoples frustration. PAS are awaiting vacancies from DEPTS, that takes time. In saying that, the lists should have been sought at the early stages of this comp. Hindsight is a great thing.

    Re PAS pulling up to 70 off merit panel??, I'd have my doubts. They were interviewing up to 70, maybe that's where the confusion lies..


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  • #841
    IloveIT
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭IloveIT


    xECompanyx wrote: »
    crossbeauty wrote: »
    very slow process, considering we applied last april / may. There'll be a few more dropping off the panels too no doubt getting sick of waiting. I think once it goes to nov/dec we may as well forget about it until the new year also.
    All very impatient guys but I understand peoples frustration. PAS are awaiting vacancies from DEPTS, that takes time. In saying that, the lists should have been sought at the early stages of this comp. Hindsight is a great thing.

    Re PAS pulling up to 70 off merit panel??, I'd have my doubts. They were interviewing up to 70, maybe that's where the confusion lies..
    Hi, I don't think impatience is the issue. The PAS mailed us 3 weeks ago to say we were successful and they would be in touch soon. The whole thing really shows the difference between the public and private sectors. in my current role in the private sector"soon" would probably mean before lunch time today.


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