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ZolaGood

dmcb22 wrote: »

I have been told I am next for Dublin internal or open panels and for my other option louth. I was 61 internal, 96 open and 2 on louth regional. Best of luck to all.

Do you think you will hold out for Louth?

gics

ZolaGood wrote: »

dmcb22 wrote: »

I have been told I am next for Dublin internal or open panels and for my other option louth. I was 61 internal, 96 open and 2 on louth regional. Best of luck to all.

Do you think you will hold out for Louth?

What did you end up deciding?

dmcb22

ZolaGood wrote: »

Do you think you will hold out for Louth?

Too risky. I commute to Dublin as it is. No way I would risk the promotion.

dmcb22

gics wrote: »

What did you end up deciding?

They haven't sent offer yet. They just told me I was next. So waiting to hear where.

dee75

dmcb22 wrote: »

They haven't sent offer yet. They just told me I was next. So waiting to hear where.

Hope it's somewhere good!

ZolaGood

gics wrote: »

ZolaGood wrote: »

dmcb22 wrote: »

I have been told I am next for Dublin internal or open panels and for my other option louth. I was 61 internal, 96 open and 2 on louth regional. Best of luck to all.

Do you think you will hold out for Louth?

What did you end up deciding?

I'm still deciding

Disgruntled dsp

CKanza123 wrote: »

No word yet. I was waiting on DSP internal news but irrelevant now as I've now been assigned to a different Dept.

Great news, congratulations. I wonder have DSP brought any in from open/inter d panel?

Mama lion

sorry to ask again, But any feedback on results of stage 2 interviews?

Congrats to everyone so far. Been great incentive here to hang tight.

tigger123

Mama lion wrote: »

sorry to ask again, But any feedback on results of stage 2 interviews?

Congrats to everyone so far. Been great incentive here to hang tight.

I'm pretty sure I was part of stage 2 and I was only interviewed on Monday.

Could be a while yet.

The Slow One

They are still interviewing tomorrow.

For the first batch the results were out on the 4th working day after the interviews ended. On that basis, I'd say sit tight next Friday afternoon (June 9th) for an e-mail (in the best traditions of PAS!!!!). No specialist knowledge of this, just a guess.

Mama lion

Thanks a mill. Fingers crossed 🀞

Witchiepoo

Any offers after 61 inter-D and 94 open?! Thanks..

bobbysands81

The Slow One wrote: »

They are still interviewing tomorrow.

For the first batch the results were out on the 4th working day after the interviews ended. On that basis, I'd say sit tight next Friday afternoon (June 9th) for an e-mail (in the best traditions of PAS!!!!). No specialist knowledge of this, just a guess.

With an increased number being interviewed and a bank holiday in between it might take a little longer... but no reason why results can't be published very quickly after interviews finish.

GorSin

Rosiebeans81 wrote: »

I am no 107 on the open and as far as I know / thought there was 145 on the open panel. I also only have regional locations down so will be passed over with the dub offers so it will move fast up the panel id say. For Dublin offers at least. They are nearly at no 100 at this stage if they got room 94 last week I'd imagine if you take into account people that only have regions down.

I am the same as Rosiebeans. 107 on Open but with two regional locations. Arggh. No 4 for one of them and No 1 for the other one where there is unlikely to ever be an offer. Apparently there are PO competitions going on in my first location in the two depts. there- so fingers crossed at least 4 vacancies will arise.

Murraymint81

GorSin wrote: »

I am the same as Rosiebeans. 107 on Open but with two regional locations. Arggh. No 4 for one of them and No 1 for the other one where there is unlikely to ever be an offer. Apparently there are PO competitions going on in my first location in the two depts. there- so fingers crossed at least 4 vacancies will arise.

Hi GorSin

Which two depts have PO comps?

GorSin

Murraymint81 wrote: »

Hi GorSin

Which two depts have PO comps?

I've been told Agriculture and Dept Housing Planning Community and Local Government. Don't know if they are internal or open.

bobbysands81

pfitzp90 wrote: »

Interview today - Don't think it went well.
Seemed to be very stop/start - no rhythm.
A lot of "What would you do if......." questions.
I wish they would have just stuck to my experience.

Good luck to upcoming interviewees.

That's exactly how I found mine as well. I thought my examples were all strong but I just didn't get the time to go through them. Constant questions... and I know the questions are to direct me to certain areas that they want me to go in but I'm not taking it as a good sign that I was constantly interrupted!

Had one fairly strange question but apart from that it was all run of the mill with a huge focus on my experience of policy and straying away from service delivery examples.

GenevaW

bobbysands81 wrote: »

That's exactly how I found mine as well. I thought my examples were all strong but I just didn't get the time to go through them. Constant questions... and I know the questions are to direct me to certain areas that they want me to go in but I'm not taking it as a good sign that I was constantly interrupted!

Had one fairly strange question but apart from that it was all run of the mill with a huge focus on my experience of policy and straying away from service delivery examples.

I was exactly the same but I took it as a good sign that they probed so much because I felt it meant I had the right example and they just wanted to make sure I hit the mark. What was the strange question you got if you don't mind me asking?

coloneldecker

Exactly my experience too, I guess we may have all been in front of the same panel. Never felt like I got to the real crux of any competency as they kept moving me along all the time and asking a question within the same competency that was another "what if" question that wasn't related at all to what we had just been talking about. Whole thing had no rhythm or structure and felt terribly rushed even tho it was 40 minutes.

Murraymint81

coloneldecker wrote: »

Exactly my experience too, I guess we may have all been in front of the same panel. Never felt like I got to the real crux of any competency as they kept moving me along all the time and asking a question within the same competency that was another "what if" question that wasn't related at all to what we had just been talking about. Whole thing had no rhythm or structure and felt terribly rushed even tho it was 40 minutes.

When did you do you interview. 1st batch or 2nd batch?

coloneldecker

This week, batch 2.

bobbysands81

coloneldecker wrote: »

This week, batch 2.

Which panel interviewed you?

bobbysands81

GenevaW wrote: »

I was exactly the same but I took it as a good sign that they probed so much because I felt it meant I had the right example and they just wanted to make sure I hit the mark. What was the strange question you got if you don't mind me asking?

pm sent.

Yeah, I wasn't asked for a second example in any of my competencies so maybe that was a positive.

coloneldecker

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Which panel interviewed you?

4

bobbysands81

coloneldecker wrote: »

4

Mine was 2.

JD1763

I was interviewed by board 3 and felt it was very fair and balanced. The questions and exchange were relevant to my examples and the additional questions were relevant to an AP role. Having said all that anytime I think an interview went well I've failed miserably - always seems to be the terrible interviews that give the best result!

bobbysands81

JD1763 wrote: »

I was interviewed by board 3 and felt it was very fair and balanced. The questions and exchange were relevant to my examples and the additional questions were relevant to an AP role. Having said all that anytime I think an interview went well I've failed miserably - always seems to be the terrible interviews that give the best result!

I'll wait until my results are out before I decide whether it was fair or not?!;)

coloneldecker

Yeah I thought mine was just a bit weird but if it was the same for a lot of people I guess it was fair, I hadn't really thought about it, was more focused on the fact that it was not at all what I had expected.

Gloria Victus

Hi, coming in from outside the CS. Are APs paid fortnightly and what is the next payday? I want to make sure there is no problems with direct debits and mortgage payment. Thanks.

Uriel.

Gloria Victus wrote: »

Hi, coming in from outside the CS. Are APs paid fortnightly and what is the next payday? I want to make sure there is no problems with direct debits and mortgage payment. Thanks.

Yes and next pay day is 15th June

tigger123

Anyone in batch 2 being interviewed this week coming?

bobbysands81

Gloria Victus wrote: »

Hi, coming in from outside the CS. Are APs paid fortnightly and what is the next payday? I want to make sure there is no problems with direct debits and mortgage payment. Thanks.

You might be looking at the second week in July before you get paid due to working a back week and the fact that the 'wage runs' seem to close a couple of weeks in advance these days.

This is only an opinion, don't mean to scare you, so I'm sure if anyone knows differently they can contradict me and put you right.

ZolaGood

They usually will try to pay you something as soon as possible once pssc get instruction to put you on payroll so if you have started or are starting soon you should get paid something on 29 June

salomon

So, any post bank holiday offers?

GenevaW

tigger123 wrote: »

Anyone in batch 2 being interviewed this week coming?

As far as I know, the interviews for Batch 2 finished up last Friday 2nd. It took 4 working days for Batch 1 to get their results so we could hear as early as this Friday!

ZolaGood

salomon wrote: »

So, any post bank holiday offers?

Don't know of any offers but it's looking like I'm going to be turning down my Dublin offer -though haven't done so yet!- so maybe it might pass down to you

salomon

ZolaGood wrote: »

Don't know of any offers but it's looking like I'm going to be turning down my Dublin offer -though haven't done so yet!- so maybe it might pass down to you

Hopefully it works out for you.

RubyCalypso

Has anyone just interviewed heard anything on the grapevine as to when the results might be published for this round?

coloneldecker

I'd guess late next week but that's purely a guess.

bobbysands81

RubyCalypso wrote: »

Has anyone just interviewed heard anything on the grapevine as to when the results might be published for this round?

Took 4 working days from completion of interviews in Batch 1.

It seems that interviews for Batch 2 ended last Friday, assuming it takes 4 working days again then results could be out this Friday.

However, there were approx 50 people more called to interview and there's been a bank holiday this week so people in PAS could be on leave delaying results until next week.

I'd say there's a chance they'll be out this Friday but that's just a total guess.

RubyCalypso

Thanks guys. As ye all know - its a torturous process and some definitive dates would go a long way to dropping the stress levels for a few days.

salomon

RubyCalypso wrote: »

Has anyone just interviewed heard anything on the grapevine as to when the results might be published for this round?

Wouldnt be too eager; they seem to have run out of offers!

RubyCalypso

salomon wrote: »

Wouldnt be too eager; they seem to have run out of offers!

I haven't even thought about that yet. I just want this part done and to know one way or the other. It's wrecking my head

gics

PAS and definite do not go hand in hand. And unless your looking for Dublin even making the panel doesn't mean much.

Unknowed

salomon wrote: »

RubyCalypso wrote: »

Has anyone just interviewed heard anything on the grapevine as to when the results might be published for this round?

Wouldnt be too eager; they seem to have run out of offers!

salomon wrote: »

I've heard of a couple of people planning to turn down offers so don't lose hope yet.

salomon

RubyCalypso wrote: »

I haven't even thought about that yet. I just want this part done and to know one way or the other. It's wrecking my head

If you think waiting for results is headwrecking wait til you're on a panel

RubyCalypso

salomon wrote: »

If you think waiting for results is headwrecking wait til you're on a panel

I've actually always found that once I know if I've passed or not then I'm ok

GenevaW

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Took 4 working days from completion of interviews in Batch 1.

It seems that interviews for Batch 2 ended last Friday, assuming it takes 4 working days again then results could be out this Friday.

However, there were approx 50 people more called to interview and there's been a bank holiday this week so people in PAS could be on leave delaying results until next week.

I'd say there's a chance they'll be out this Friday but that's just a total guess.

Hmm but there were more people called for interview after Batch 1 had finished up and the results were released before they'd even finished with the interviews for the extra group - I would think anyone who passed in that extra group were just added to the panel so that some people had the same position number.

Also, the Batch 1 interviews finished up on the Thursday before the Friday bank holiday (Patrick's Day) and results were the following Thursday so I'm still holding out for this Friday (fingers crossed)!!

Rosiebeans81

Any offers this week?

bobbysands81

Anyone know if results are out today?