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Dublin Fire service recruitment? Anyone know??

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  • #1382
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Harryhoofer wrote: »
    The fire service rarely hires anyone without life experience 25 onwards is an ideal age. But there are plenty of people younger than that who got the job. Bottom line is over 300 people next week will have their dreams ruined. Life roles on. It's only a job not life and death.

    Irishfireservices.ie say average recruit age 23-27?


  • #1383
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    Arruabarrena wrote: »
    All letters will go together. Interview boards are finished Friday night so in the event of everything going smoothly the letters could get earlier.

    Will we receive our scoring with the letter as in our overall score pass or fail?


  • #1384
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Irishfireservices.ie say average recruit age 23-27?
    Which ties in with what I said. Young and old I know got the job and everyone in between too. Life experience is important they don't want people who have only school experience generally. They want you to be out in the workforce for a period which I'm sure we all have that criteria. Our misery is nearing an end.


  • #1385
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Harryhoofer wrote: »
    Which ties in with what I said. Young and old I know got the job and everyone in between too. Life experience is important they don't want people who have only school experience generally. They want you to be out in the workforce for a period which I'm sure we all have that criteria. Our misery is nearing an end.

    It takes a lot out of you this process. Well for me anyway it's been in my head 24/7 really has. It's been my dream. My father was 30 years in DFB grew up around it and it's all I ever wanted to do.


  • #1386
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    Family ties certainly helps! It's all I wanted too my third interview count yourself lucky! If I don't get it this time I quit!


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  • #1387
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Harryhoofer wrote: »
    Family ties certainly helps! It's all I wanted too my third interview count yourself lucky! If I don't get it this time I quit!

    The days of people making a phone call are gone I can assure you of that. What do you think was your downfall last 2 attempts ?


  • #1388
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    First time I didn't prepare I just applied and expected it to happen. I was in a job that I didn't mind at the time and my lack of prep found me out. Second time I learnt alot but nerves got me I absolutely hate interviews and am terrible at them. This time I did good in parts but didn't answer all questions I got caught out on some simple ones but tried to use logic on the spot! My gut says I didn't do enough this time. But I have a great cv and lots of skills and family in it. So I'm hoping they see the broader picture. If I don't succeed this time it isn't meant to be!


  • #1389
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Harryhoofer wrote: »
    First time I didn't prepare I just applied and expected it to happen. I was in a job that I didn't mind at the time and my lack of prep found me out. Second time I learnt alot but nerves got me I absolutely hate interviews and am terrible at them. This time I did good in parts but didn't answer all questions I got caught out on some simple ones but tried to use logic on the spot! My gut says I didn't do enough this time. But I have a great cv and lots of skills and family in it. So I'm hoping they see the broader picture. If I don't succeed this time it isn't meant to be!

    Hopefully you get good news in the post next week bud! Praying I get onto the panel !


  • #1390
    Arruabarrena
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Arruabarrena


    Harryhoofer wrote: »
    Will we receive our scoring with the letter as in our overall score pass or fail?

    No. You'll need to request this from HR after you've received the letter.


  • #1391
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Arruabarrena wrote: »
    No. You'll need to request this from HR after you've received the letter.

    If unsuccessful do they give you the reason ?


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  • #1392
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    If unsuccessful do they give you the reason ?

    It's a points scoring system you either score enough or you don't that is your reason I would imagine.


  • #1393
    jayroyal
    Registered Users Posts: 440 ✭✭jayroyal


    Arruabarrena wrote: »
    No. You'll need to request this from HR after you've received the letter.
    Is there a certain score that if you score over you get on the panel? Hence why there is no total panel number yet decided!!


  • #1394
    TJHooker2016
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭TJHooker2016


    Anyone got an interview in friday? Just want to check if its true that all fridays interviews were moved forward and are now complete


  • #1395
    Arruabarrena
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Arruabarrena


    jayroyal wrote: »
    Is there a certain score that if you score over you get on the panel? Hence why there is no total panel number yet decided!!

    Pretty much spot on. But the 'goalposts' can be moved depending on the standard.


  • #1396
    Scuba_tom
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭Scuba_tom


    TJHooker2016 wrote: »
    Anyone got an interview in friday? Just want to check if its true that all fridays interviews were moved forward and are now complete

    Be great if it was true - every little helps!


  • #1397
    Arruabarrena
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Arruabarrena


    Still a few Friday morning.


  • #1398
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Arruabarrena wrote: »
    Still a few Friday morning.

    Is the panel released internally a day or two before letters are received ?


  • #1399
    Arruabarrena
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Arruabarrena


    Not that I'm aware.


  • #1400
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Happy St Patrick's days guys hopefully some of us next year will be celebrating it on a fire appliance 😂


  • #1401
    HopefulFireman
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭HopefulFireman


    Does anyone know what the medical and physical entails


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  • #1402
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    Medical is general full check over and blood test and drug test. Eyes 6/6 each eye unaided although the place that do the medical have revised requirements and it is now 6/7.5 good eye 6/12 bad eye unaided. Physical is CPAT test look it up on YouTube.


  • #1403
    bono_v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭bono_v


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    Medical bis general full check over and blood test and drug test. Eyes 6/6 each eye unaided although the place that do the medical have revised requirements and it is now 6/7.5 good eye 6/12 bad eye unaided. Physical is CPAT test look it up on YouTube.
    how do you know those eyesight requirements? Is That from the medical place themselves? I've been finding it hard to get info re eyesight.
    It used to be the case if you failed the eye test you could go get them lasered. Dunno if that's acceptable anymore.


  • #1404
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    bono_v wrote: »
    how do you know those eyesight requirements? Is That from the medical place themselves? I've been finding it hard to get info re eyesight.
    It used to be the case if you failed the eye test you could go get them lasered. Dunno if that's acceptable anymore.

    I rang them as I was worried about it. They confirmed they changed requirements recently. Cooperate health in IFSC doing them


  • #1405
    fartyarse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭fartyarse


    GAH can't find my interview letter anywhere, I have my interview tomorrow morning, can anyone tell me where I have to go?


  • #1406
    Fran1985
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭Fran1985


    fartyarse wrote: »
    GAH can't find my interview letter anywhere, I have my interview tomorrow morning, can anyone tell me where I have to go?

    4th floor in Dublin City Council on wood quay. Best of luck with it


  • #1407
    bono_v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭bono_v


    Grahamfire wrote: »
    I rang them as I was worried about it. They confirmed they changed requirements recently. Cooperate health in IFSC doing them
    where you actually onto corporate health or were you onto hr?
    I rang corporate health a while back about eyesight requirements and that weren't too generous with info!
    Maybe just the person I was talking to. Might try again tomorrow.


  • #1408
    fartyarse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭fartyarse


    Fran1985 wrote: »
    4th floor in Dublin City Council on wood quay. Best of luck with it

    Thanks a million Fran! Hectic few days, trying to cram a bit now!


  • #1409
    wannabehero
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭wannabehero


    HopefulFireman wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the medical and physical entails

    Hello hopefulfireman. Apparently there's a few new physical tests on the curriculum this year. The first new one is called the dodge moped test where you have to cross a main thoroughfare without getting hit by an oncoming moped. The second new one is the attic test where you must jump beams in an attic without falling through. Quite tough I heard but you should be well able for them.


  • #1410
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    fartyarse wrote: »
    GAH can't find my interview letter anywhere, I have my interview tomorrow morning, can anyone tell me where I have to go?

    Block 4 floor 4 DCC woodquay


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  • #1411
    Grahamfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Grahamfire


    bono_v wrote: »
    where you actually onto corporate health or were you onto hr?
    I rang corporate health a while back about eyesight requirements and that weren't too generous with info!
    Maybe just the person I was talking to. Might try again tomorrow.

    I called them. Very helpful they actually got doctor to call me back


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