Executive Officer Campaign 2016

Areas

To be honest I only applied for Galway as it is where I am currently based and would like to stay for a few years. Dublin would have been my second choice if I had to be pushed to make a choice but the cost if living is so high I don't think it would be possible on the salary.

misslemon

I just put down Dublin. I'm stuck in Dublin because of my partner's job and the cost of living here is high enough without running a second car. Fingers crossed for a city centre department!

Assuming I get through the next stage of course!

Crunchymomma

I think I'm actually more impatient waiting for results now that pas have said it will be this week. I was expecting end of next week so had put it to the back of my mind

Areas

I'm a CO at the moment, I love the face people make when you tell them you can't afford to move to Dublin on the current wages. They automatically assume that you're earning a fortune because you work in the Civil Service. Anyways, hopefully we'll all get through to the next round!

monday monday

I contacted PAS to ask about how it works if you are coming from public sector and get an eo position..regarding moving across onto new salary scale and not starting at the bottom. they told me to direct it to the department of public expenditure.
anyone in similar position?

Catuohy89

monday monday wrote: »

I contacted PAS to ask about how it works if you are coming from public sector and get an eo position..regarding moving across onto new salary scale and not starting at the bottom. they told me to direct it to the department of public expenditure.
anyone in similar position?

As far as I know if someone is new to the civil service sanction would need to be sought by your employing department from DPER as to whether you can start on a point above the min.

FioRON

Results are out!

Catuohy89

Nothing here yet.... maybe not a good sign.

Yeboah

around the 200 mark

MuffinTop86

Not for me...

osullic

Mine aren't

Copper_pipe

Nothing yet

sureitsgrand

Through to next stage by the skin of my teeth. Did well on verbal and numerical but just passed assessment. That will no doubt scupper any chances of a high placing post stage two as it's the one test that isn't retaken

jthepope2

Hi all,
Reached the qualifying standard but fairly shocked to see I am not far off 8,000 so it is fair to see there isn't a hope of them coming anywhere near there for this campaign, in terms of progression to supervised tests etc?
From the previous campaign, did anyone who placed in that range progress to interviews/aptitudes?
I presume it'd be 9-12 months before they'd get near 7,000s plus?

doc11

jthepope2 wrote: »

Hi all,
Reached the qualifying standard but fairly shocked to see I am not far off 8,000 so it is fair to see there isn't a hope of them coming anywhere near there for this campaign, in terms of progression to supervised tests etc?
From the previous campaign, did anyone who placed in that range progress to interviews/aptitudes?
I presume it'd be 9-12 months before they'd get near 7,000s plus?

nevergoing to get never 7000 for 300-600 jobs

Crunchymomma

Nothing here yet either but they are normally done in batches so we should all hear today

jthepope2

Cheers for clarifying, I didn't realise how many roles there were.
Many thanks doc11

Catuohy89

Just wondering for those of you have heard do you get panel placed for each region? When I did the CO I remember was placed for both areas? Or was this after the second stage?

meandmymonkey

Do they call second batches for supervised tests?
I got in 2000's 😖

archie199

Placed 6414, no chance of being called

Crunchymomma

Catuohy89 wrote: »

Just wondering for those of you have heard do you get panel placed for each region? When I did the CO I remember was placed for both areas? Or was this after the second stage?

Curious about this too. Is it nationwide panel but they will take regional preferences into account at placement? As opposed to county panels? The numbers would suggest so

py2006

I'm way off so I am out!

I'd question their method of releasing results. The whole idea of online tests in my experience is that the results are instantaneous. We should see them straight away.

FioRON

Catuohy89 wrote: »

Just wondering for those of you have heard do you get panel placed for each region? When I did the CO I remember was placed for both areas? Or was this after the second stage?

No Region...Its just an overall placement. I don't think they will break it down to Region until after interview/etray exercise.

jules86

Placed 1500s

dgigger

No its either open panel. Interdepartmental then if your a civil servant whatever department ur already in

Crunchymomma

Results here now too. Placed in 1500s. Quite disappointed but high enough to get through to stage 2 so will just have to improve by then!!

FioRON

jules86 wrote: »

Placed 1500s

It is intended to invite those placed up to and including 1784 so you might be lucky

corny

Out of interest what number was reached on the 2014 panel?

Catuohy89

Panic over.. just got mine 244 !

xDisneyDivax

Early 5200s here But no region so I'm hoping I'm higher for my choices

WoolyJumper

I haven't got any results yet, don't know if thats good, bad or indifferent

Belle23

I just got the exact same number as some-one else, how is that possible would anyone know?

meandmymonkey

Belle23 wrote: »

I just got the exact same number as some-one else, how is that possible would anyone know?

On the same panel?
There are different results for open and interdepartmental

Samsgirl

In the 7000's!!

Sarahsan

Anyone understand why there are no regions? I've placed higher than I expected but wondering if it's for my non-Dublin choice, in which case I'll never be called! Good luck everyone!

Catuohy89

That happened with the CO as well. I think it's if your results are the same.

phatkev

just got the email there now, mid 1200s for me. If I am to be called for a supervised test I assume I'll be waiting quite a while!

ilovethistles

1500's surprised at results but just glad I'm within the range for stage 2, well done everyone who qualified

Belle23

Catuohy89 wrote: »

That happened with the CO as well. I think it's if your results are the same.

can I ask what were your location preferences? My number matched yours

Shuttle666

Happy to be wrong on this one - through to next round, but need to move up a bit in the next batch of tests.

Copper_pipe

Im about 5900

quad_red

Man the margins are so tight. Got in late 700s. Which is almost triple where I placed on the AP stage one a few weeks ago.

I just hope I'm not with the first batch called next week cos I am screwed with my work then.

Ps. To those that didn't qualify- keep the heads up and keep practising. I bombed the first few times doing these .

ahnowbrowncow

Got in the top 400, dont know if numerical score was counted or not.

WoolyJumper

900, not too bad I suppose!

Copper_pipe

While you were required to reach the qualifying standard in each test, your place on the order of merit was determined by your scores in the Assessment Questionnaire and Verbal Test only.

keepkeyyellow

Got 151 and had 63 in the assessment and verbal which I think is interesting

misslemon

I'm in the 40s...is that overall or out of the regional lists?

I'm in shock.

Crunchymomma

misslemon wrote: »

I'm in the 40s...is that overall or out of the regional lists?

I'm in shock.

Overall...... Great job!! :-)

dulachodladh

Just over the 3000 mark for me, I'm more in shock I passed I was convinced I screwed it all up.

doc11

keepkeyyellow wrote: »

Got 151 and had 63 in the assessment and verbal which I think is interesting

So a total score of 126 will get you to 150. The margins must be so tight in this, each point is worth 100-170 places on panel. One correct answer on test could be worth 500 places.