Garda Recruitment Stage 2 --- 2016/2017

df14

AudiKid wrote: »

For Stage 2 it says "Supervised In-house Public Appointments Service expected to begin late March 2016"

Its not a delay. Its going to be a long process, and if they begin late March, then they will certainly continue into April.

We will get times and dates eventually

With Paddys day and Easter in the next 2 weeks it will probably be well into April. They will have to give people notice for work and travel to Dublin.

smiley963

Candidates are more than likely to complete stage 2 in March. It will continue into April. At moment dates are been wrote up I reckon end of this week early next week, for those invited to stage 2 will be informed. Middle of March was originally stated the end of this week early next week counts for middle of March. We're all on the same boat. Want to get through as quick as possible. You will have to take day of work depending. They may do it in groups of 300 and so on. First batch will go through stages until physical I'd say and then once full group is ready they will go down.

ccro

Hey guys,

I received an email on the 1st March to say I was through to the next stage and I would shortly receive an email telling me the time and date of the supervised assessments, but no email as yet. Anyone else still waiting?

smiley963

ccro wrote: »

Hey guys,

I received an email on the 1st March to say I was through to the next stage and I would shortly receive an email telling me the time and date of the supervised assessments, but no email as yet. Anyone else still waiting?

You will get them email tomorrow or Friday. Trust me on that.

ccro

Thanks very much ��

smiley963

Dates tomorrow anyone else think that. I heard from source 21st March is week 1 of assessments for stage 2

AudiKid

smiley963 wrote: »

Dates tomorrow anyone else think that. I heard from source 21st March is week 1 of assessments for stage 2

I hope we do get them tomorrow for your sake, otherwise you'll be accused of spreading rumours :L

smiley963

AudiKid wrote: »

I hope we do get them tomorrow for your sake, otherwise you'll be accused of spreading rumours :L

Ha ha no I did hear the week 21st.

smiley963

Anyone no the criteria for what your allowed to get under from your original score. I take it getting over your score will not matter as it can be seen as practicing. Is there 10% levy or anything

AudiKid

smiley963 wrote: »

Anyone no the criteria for what your allowed to get under from your original score. I take it getting over your score will not matter as it can be seen as practicing. Is there 10% levy or anything

Hopefully we get that information with our exam times and dates.

From what I've read on the old stage 3 forum, lots of people failed because their results weren't verified, or failed because of report writing/ job simulation.

Hopefully we just have to reach a qualifying score like the previous rounds to progress to the next stage

smiley963

AudiKid wrote: »

Hopefully we get that information with our exam times and dates.

From what I've read on the old stage 3 forum, lots of people failed because their results weren't verified, or failed because of report writing/ job simulation.

Hopefully we just have to reach a qualifying score like the previous rounds to progress to the next stage

Does anyone know what the minimum needed for the verified scores 10% under etc

thekopend

No one knows they dont tell you that information.

ccro

This is probably a silly question, but the tests in the supervised assessments are going to be different than the ones in stage 1 aren't they? They are not the exact same ones???

ccro

As in same categories: Abstract reasoning etc but not exact same papers?

LD89

Check your public jobs inbox stage 2 in 2 weeks

CreamTim

LD89 wrote: »

Check your public jobs inbox stage 2 in 2 weeks

You got an email :O ? Are you in the top 600 ?

LD89

CreamTim wrote: »

You got an email :O ? Are you in the top 600 ?

Just got it there now, yep in top 100

CreamTim

LD89 wrote: »

Just got it there now, yep in top 100

I'd say there only calling forth the top people so for now .. I'm in the 1500's

TF1992

No rescheduling? Ouch

PMMG

Two weeks time...

Cathyp

Just got an email-stage two for me is early April. You can't reschedule!

RedmondHR

Mines before the 23rd of March, didn't think it would be this early.

smiley963

Told yiz it would be today. Adrenaline is kicking in. Jesus.

smiley963

Everyone obviously got called in respects to there candidate number cause I'm in two weeks my OOM is inot near the top.

CorkColin

no rescheduling is a tough one, got it for early early april, still is under the months notice to take holidays, tough but it will have to be done

PMMG

Cathyp wrote: »

Just got an email-stage two for me is early April. You can't reschedule!

Just out of curiosity what is your OOM? Ballpark figure obviously

thekopend

Got 10 days notice when i did it and no rescheduling either. How many are they bringing forward?

PMMG

thekopend wrote: »

Got 10 days notice when i did it and no rescheduling either. How many are they bringing forward?

That's what I an trying to figure out. I was in top 400s and got called for less than 2 weeks

MondeoMan92

Got called for the end of march. Tests seem to be ranging from 23rd of march to 7th or 8th of april. Say they do 2 or 3 groups of 30-40 a day excluding weekends bank holidays and such. Theyre testing roughly 1200 -1600 people. Guestimation but roughly what they did last time

smiley963

I think there taking it in batches. One group per day of 30-40.

smiley963

There's no mention of when results are due from stage 2

Achilies

I think it starts from the 21st, I got that day.

Normally you get results 1 to 2 weeks after the first group of people are brought forward, as seen in other threads.

PMMG

smiley963 wrote: »

There's no mention of when results are due from stage 2

I still think that they will assess everyone that got through to stage 2 before commencing stage 3. They have enough from last campaign to get them to the end of this year.

soupyryan13

Got my date this morning Saturday 9th of April and I'm out of the country would ya say there's no hope whatsoever in rescheduling? Really annoyed by this!

Achilies

PMMG wrote: »

I still think that they will assess everyone that got through to stage 2 before commencing stage 3. They have enough from last campaign to get them to the end of this year.

No I doubt they will do that, they will bring people forward in batches as they have done for the guards and any other job PAS recruits for, otherwise there would be a backlog of interviews if they tried to do that.

CorkColin

soupyryan13 wrote: »

Got my date this morning Saturday 9th of April and I'm out of the country would ya say there's no hope whatsoever in rescheduling? Really annoyed by this!

It says on the test familiarization booklet that in extreme circumstances you may be able to get a change of day, i'd give them a ring ASAP and i'm sure they could accommodate you.

soupyryan13

I hope so I was surprised I got it this quick I got 1500 in the first one didn't think it would come around so soon

smiley963

Achilies wrote: »

No I doubt they will do that, they will bring people forward in batches as they have done for the guards and any other job PAS recruits for, otherwise there would be a backlog of interviews if they tried to do that.

Yes I agree. I can't seem to find in the Familiarisation about no rescheduling. Maybe my eyes are blind to it can anyone state were that is.

Achilies

smiley963 wrote: »

Yes I agree. I can't seem to find in the Familiarisation about no rescheduling. Maybe my eyes are blind to it can anyone state were that is.

It's in the message PAS sent under the address of the place and above the date you sit the test

thekopend

They are putting people through alot quicker than last time so.

PMMG

Yep my theory that all 1791 will be tested before stage 3 begins is holding up

smiley963

PMMG wrote: »

Yep my theory that all 1791 will be tested before stage 3 begins is holding up

That would be too much pressure. We will know when we sit the assessments we could ask.

CorkColin

Requests for a change to a candidate’s allocated Assessment Centre session will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

PMMG

smiley963 wrote: »

That would be too much pressure. We will know when we sit the assessments we could ask.

They can take as much time as they need to get through interviews. Stage 2 is essentially like the old stage 1. Everyone sat supervised tests and then waited on interview. Length of time waiting for interview was based on your OOM.

smiley963

PMMG wrote: »

They can take as much time as they need to get through interviews. Stage 2 is essentially like the old stage 1. Everyone sat supervised tests and then waited on interview. Length of time waiting for interview was based on your OOM.

Yes !! I reckon by end of April Interviews may commence. Seems to be 3 weeks of assessments.

thekopend

PMMG wrote: »

They can take as much time as they need to get through interviews. Stage 2 is essentially like the old stage 1. Everyone sat supervised tests and then waited on interview. Length of time waiting for interview was based on your OOM.

Stage 2 is like the old stage 3 you mean i presume

PMMG

thekopend wrote: »

Stage 2 is like the old stage 3 you mean i presume

No. I am referring to the original way in which recruitment campaigns were done (pre-2013)

thekopend

Report writing was done at interview that time so it was easier to facilitate just aptitude at stage 1. Plus only 7/8000 were applying in the boom. Its good bit different now with supervised apptitude, job sinulation and report writing all in one sitting. They are fairly pushing it to put that many candidates through in that space of time.

PMMG

thekopend wrote: »

Report writing was done at interview that time so it was easier to facilitate just aptitude at stage 1. Plus only 7/8000 were applying in the boom. Its good bit different now with supervised apptitude, job sinulation and report writing all in one sitting. They are fairly pushing it to put that many candidates through in that space of time.

The old campaign style did not involve online tests. These tests cut numbers so that ultimately only a small few people get to supervised stage . It's clear that they are doing things differently this time around (compared to 2013). They are bringing all 1791 candidates through between mid/late March and mid April. Last time around they only brought 600 forward at any one time.

thekopend

PMMG wrote: »

The old campaign style did not involve online tests. These tests cut numbers so that ultimately only a small few people get to supervised stage . It's clear that they are doing things differently this time around (compared to 2013). They are bringing all 1791 candidates through between mid/late March and mid April. Last time around they only brought 600 forward at any one time.

I know the old tests did not have any online stage. The point im making is that they are bringing alot forward to supervised tests in a short space of time when they only managed 600 every 3 months last time.