PSNI Recruitment 2017

takodah

Slo85 wrote: »

I'll happily take a place at GV just put the head down and work my way through each stage.

Happy days mean I can ship the husband and kids out and get peace to do it.

Only if you live further than 50 miles away I believe. The rest of us have to travel ;(

takodah

Slo85 wrote: »

I'll happily take a place at GV just put the head down and work my way through each stage.

Happy days mean I can ship the husband and kids out and get peace to do it.

Only if you live further than 50 miles away I believe. The rest of us have to travel ;(

Slo85

takodah wrote: »

Slo85 wrote: »

I'll happily take a place at GV just put the head down and work my way through each stage.

Happy days mean I can ship the husband and kids out and get peace to do it.

Only if you live further than 50 miles away I believe. The rest of us have to travel ;(

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Oh I meant ship them out so I can do the IST.

I won't be staying at GV if I'm successful. I'all have to travel.

Slo85

My god if I could spell. I'll have to travel.

a320famalam

Hi all. Just wanted to say hello!

Bit of background, I originally applied in 2014... I think. Remember doing the IST in person in Belfast, on a Saturday morning if I remember correctly. Did assessment centre and then waited a few months for a score. Passed but was on the low side. Waited months, then got online learning, PCA date and vetting forms through all within a rushed timescale - probably towards the end of 2015 or start of 2016. At this point in time of just started a new job and let the whole PSNI thing lapse - unfortunately.

Now giving it another go! Best of luck to all.

NiK9

a320famalam wrote: »

Hi all. Just wanted to say hello!

Bit of background, I originally applied in 2014... I think. Remember doing the IST in person in Belfast, on a Saturday morning if I remember correctly. Did assessment centre and then waited a few months for a score. Passed but was on the low side. Waited months, then got online learning, PCA date and vetting forms through all within a rushed timescale - probably towards the end of 2015 or start of 2016. At this point in time of just started a new job and let the whole PSNI thing lapse - unfortunately.

Now giving it another go! Best of luck to all.

Welcome to the board. Good luck with this campaign!! Hopefully you can help with some tips when it comes to the A.C. lol

Banterbus28

Still no email about IST?

RedPool2891

Nope - think someone suggested Monday but you never know!

recruit099

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Still no email about IST?

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Still no email about IST?

If you read the website you’d all see why there is no email

Banterbus28

The website says the link will available for IST 20th Nov onwards. No reason as to why information could be released earlier as is the case with civil service tests...

Banterbus28

Could not be*

Banterbus28

recruit099 wrote: »

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Still no email about IST?

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Still no email about IST?

If you read the website you’d all see why there is no email

From the website;

"You will receive this link by the week commencing 20th November 2017."

Not on the week commencing.

The sentence is open thus could I fear that the link could be released before 20th...

BlueCop8790

Just thinking if you were to stay at garnerville during your training is there a curfew you have to be back in the station for ?

RedPool2891

BlueCop8790 wrote: »

Just thinking if you were to stay at garnerville during your training is there a curfew you have to be back in the station for ?

You planning a few wild party nights??? lol

I have no idea - I've never seen it mentioned on here, sorry.

BlueCop8790

RedPool2891 wrote: »

BlueCop8790 wrote: »

Just thinking if you were to stay at garnerville during your training is there a curfew you have to be back in the station for ?

You planning a few wild party nights??? lol

I have no idea - I've never seen it mentioned on here, sorry.

Haha certainly not, I'd be too busy with my head in the books, just curious as I passed garnerville recently and seen the main gates were closed before 10pm.

bangedtorights

Well looks like it will be Monday before the IST links go out. It will be a busy day with emails firing out

Goonerdee

One more day to go (hopefully) then this roller coaster ride is officially running.

Good luck all, hopefully all boardies get through.

Slo85

Goonerdee wrote: »

One more day to go (hopefully) then this roller coaster ride is officially running.

Good luck all, hopefully all boardies get through.

Best of luck everyone. Hopefully we all get the chance to progress to the next stage.

Banterbus28

Don't rush I to it guys take a couple days to get come practices in and do a couple of warm up questions before the test

Goonerdee

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Don't rush I to it guys take a couple days to get come practices in and do a couple of warm up questions before the test

Yeah, in practices I’m still not happy with my VRT results. I’ve tried looking at the questions then the paragraph and vice versa, the latter seems to be the better for me.

Banterbus28

Goonerdee wrote: »

Banterbus28 wrote: »

Don't rush I to it guys take a couple days to get come practices in and do a couple of warm up questions before the test

Yeah, in practices I’m still not happy with my VRT results. I’ve tried looking at the questions then the paragraph and vice versa, the latter seems to be the better for me.

Just remember.

Ignore your own knowledge. The passage is gospel.

If it says it's true in the passage it's true

If it says it's false in the passage it's false

If anything else it's can't tell

BlueCop8790

Good luck guys, it's all very real now, I'm desperately scanning the internet to find any tests I haven't done.

KN1231999

Ill probablyspend the next 3 or 4 days doing intense sessions to practice before i do the actual thing, will make sure to have a can of redbull beside me lol

takodah

Some tips I have is watch out for words like “may” and “could”.

Could be the difference between can’t tell and true/false.

Goonerdee

KN1231999 wrote: »

Ill probablyspend the next 3 or 4 days doing intense sessions to practice before i do the actual thing, will make sure to have a can of redbull beside me lol

I may regret it but I’m giving my family my credit card and telling them to find somewhere to go for two or three hours lol.

Banterbus28

takodah wrote: »

Some tips I have is watch out for words like “may” and “could”.

Could be the difference between can’t tell and true/false.

That will depend entirely on the context of the question and the passage

Banterbus28

takodah wrote: »

Some tips I have is watch out for words like “may” and “could”.

Could be the difference between can’t tell and true/false.

That will depend entirely on the context of the question and the passage

Banterbus28

For example.

Passage states.

"The increase in the use of renewable energy may be the cause to the increase of job losses in the oil industry"

Question asks.

Renewable energy has caused jobs losses in the oil industry.

Answer is can't tell.

The passage neither states that renewable energy is or is not the cause of the job losses.

KN1231999

Goonerdee wrote: »

I may regret it but I’m giving my family my credit card and telling them to find somewhere to go for two or three hours lol.

Sometimes its the only way to get some peace and quiet!!

mwat17

Hi all
I'm practising as much as I can by just googling and trying to find verbal reasoning and SJT's and I'm not doing very well on those *sigh*

It will break me not getting through the IST part, this is where I have failed before. Despite practising lots.

Still no email here either