Civil Service Clerical Officer Campaign 2017 (Dublin)

CMR23

Anyone in or going to the department of education? Whats the dress code? Flexi time? General overview?

dodi1973

I received email today saying my vetting has been completed.

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

I received email today saying my vetting has been completed.

Great stuff!
Me too. Exciting times. Here's to the next part being quick and straight forward ðŸ˜

dodi1973

Thanks ya hopefully been along 19 weeks

Nihiyminoy

dodi1973 wrote: »

Thanks ya hopefully been along 19 weeks

Also on week 19, you guys must have been in my batch too, hoping to hear soon.

dodi1973

Nihiyminoy wrote: »

Also on week 19, you guys must have been in my batch too, hoping to hear soon.

Not sure what batch was in hopefully you not waiting for much longer.

Nihiyminoy

dodi1973 wrote: »

Not sure what batch was in hopefully you not waiting for much longer.

Hopefully, I sent mine in early April.

Nihiyminoy

Still nothing folks haha

Samuel T. Cogley

Nihiyminoy wrote: »

Still nothing folks haha

Was really hoping it was good news from you. Have you contacted PAS?

Nihiyminoy

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Was really hoping it was good news from you. Have you contacted PAS?

Thanks man, I have yeah but they just redirect me to Garda HR as they say it’s nothing to do with them which is fair enough but even Garda HR still say that only 2 strands have been returned. Is strand 3 really that difficult to get back? Haha

Samuel T. Cogley

Nihiyminoy wrote: »

Thanks man, I have yeah but they just redirect me to Garda HR as they say it’s nothing to do with them which is fair enough but even Garda HR still say that only 2 strands have been returned. Is strand 3 really that difficult to get back? Haha

I would emphasize how long you've been waiting when emailing Garda HR. Might be worth trying to find a phone number for them.

Nihiyminoy

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

I would emphasize how long you've been waiting when emailing Garda HR. Might be worth trying to find a phone number for them.

I already did two weeks ago and they claimed that I wasn’t waiting the amount of weeks that I thought I was that it was actually x amount i.e. my file was left untouched for nearly two months which was disappointing to hear. I have their phone number, I email once a week and ring once every four weeks, at a loss end haha.

lynneee19

Morning all,

I am wondering about references that AGS are looking for. Would anyone know if they send out forms by post to my references to fill out or do they call them?

Thank you.

Samuel T. Cogley

lynneee19 wrote: »

Morning all,

I am wondering about references that AGS are looking for. Would anyone know if they send out forms by post to my references to fill out or do they call them?

Thank you.

They call and only need employers going back 12 months.

lynneee19

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

They call and only need employers going back 12 months.

Ah that's great! Thank you very much.

dodi1973

Anyone any feedback after reference check?

KDBkev123

dodi1973 wrote: »

Anyone any feedback after reference check?

Nope, zilch. I’ve accepted it’ll be October at the earliest before I get appointed by AGS.

dodi1973

KDBkev123 wrote: »

Nope, zilch. I’ve accepted it’ll be October at the earliest before I get appointed by AGS.

Ah ok did reference check take long?

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

Ah ok did reference check take long?

I was wondering the same myself as I know you got the email about vetting on the same day as me.

I haven't heard back about yet with regards to the references I sent them almost 2 weeks ago.

I feel like a parrot but hoping we're all not too much longer...

dodi1973

Lynneee I only sent mine back last tuesday the goodness seems to be gone out of it at this stage

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

Lynneee I only sent mine back last tuesday the goodness seems to be gone out of it at this stage

It's just been a very long slog! I agree that the good is almost gone out of it.
I thought I'd be started by July. Silly me lol!

Your references might be done quicker (one of mine is on holiday) and you might hear from someone soon with a start date etc...

And then we can all laugh at how mental this whole process was...while taking a big gulp of wine.

dodi1973

It sure has been along wait be easier to get into fort knox I see a previous reply saying he reckons be oct.

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

It sure has been along wait be easier to get into fort knox I see a previous reply saying he reckons be oct.

Hahaha! I think you might be right. Then we wouldn't need this job ;-)
Oh god, really? I hope he is wrong.
I honestly hope we're not still waiting in October. 9/10 months to start a job...

Amsat

Anyone have any info on HQ in Phoenix Park?? What it’s like etc

Did my interview in February, got paper work for reference last week fingers crossed cot won’t twke much longer.

KatieD88

Amsat wrote: »

Anyone have any info on HQ in Phoenix Park?? What it’s like etc

Did my interview in February, got paper work for reference last week fingers crossed cot won’t twke much longer.

I don't work there but i know a few that do they said its grand plenty of parking nice place parking wise you need to get there early tho

KDBkev123

dodi1973 wrote: »

Ah ok did reference check take long?

I’m also in the dark with regards to references. Haven’t heard a thing so I doubt they’ve even contacted anyone as of yet.

Amsat

Took me from feb to now to get my place. A long six months.
Sent back paper work for references two weeks ago and got a call today

lynneee19

Amsat wrote: »

Took me from feb to now to get my place. A long six months.
Sent back paper work for references two weeks ago and got a call today

Excellent! Well done to you and best of luck in the new position 🙂

Nihiyminoy

Week 22, still on strand 2, absolute joke haha

conspiracy31

After being patient since Feb for AGS, finally got my offer yesterday and had to turn it down �� it was totally impractical for my current circumstances and they literally couldn't care less.... And he was only giving me until tomorrow morning to decide after I've waited months ��

Best of luck to everyone ��

Nihiyminoy

conspiracy31 wrote: »

After being patient since Feb for AGS, finally got my offer yesterday and had to turn it down �� it was totally impractical for my current circumstances and they literally couldn't care less.... And he was only giving me until tomorrow morning to decide after I've waited months ��

Best of luck to everyone ��

You know, I’m really not surprised at all to hear that they couldn’t care less about your current circumstances, my exact thoughts were that you’ve had to ponder for so long but you’re expected to jump when they say jump, the best of luck to you too and hopefully you find something better

LittleMissRed

conspiracy31 wrote: »

After being patient since Feb for AGS, finally got my offer yesterday and had to turn it down �� it was totally impractical for my current circumstances and they literally couldn't care less.... And he was only giving me until tomorrow morning to decide after I've waited months ��

Best of luck to everyone ��

Sorry to hear that. Do you mind me asking where you got offered? I'm waiting on my location.

Addle

Nihiyminoy wrote: »

You know, I’m really not surprised at all to hear that they couldn’t care less about your current circumstances, my exact thoughts were that you’ve had to ponder for so long but you’re expected to jump when they say jump, the best of luck to you too and hopefully you find something better

They’re offering you a job. You work for them, not the other way around.

Have heard of candidates being offered customs on the day of their interviews.

Nihiyminoy

Addle wrote: »

They’re offering you a job. You work for them, not the other way around.

Have heard of candidates being offered customs on the day of their interviews.

I actually don’t work for them and probably never will with how backward in time their recruitment setup is haha, you’ve missed my point, time limits have been exceeded and people have been more than patient, that previous poster like many may have moved on in life to other opportunities because lets face it, the civil service only come looking for your file when it suits them with a “take it or leave it” attitude. Yes people get offered a particular job on the day of their interview just like I personally was but it’s the flip side of the coin of when do these people actually start in a job? Will they actually ever be called?

Addle

Called, prove themselves, do their time and then apply for mobility to their ideal location down the line.

No shortage of applicants for public service jobs. Applicants are just a number to PAS.
No one is special and no one is entitled to special treatment, no matter how long they’re involved in the recruitment process.

Nihiyminoy

Addle wrote: »

Called, prove themselves, do their time and then apply for mobility to their ideal location down the line.

No shortage of applicants for public service jobs. Applicants are just a number to PAS.
No one is special and no one is entitled to special treatment, no matter how long they’re involved in the recruitment process.

Called?? And that right there is exactly the problem and mentality in this day and age to still be going on within these places, people have lives to live, not time to waste passing up other opportunities with a false hope of another

dodi1973

Anyone get any further in the process?

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

Anyone get any further in the process?

Sorry to say that I haven't.
From your post I presume you haven't either?

dodi1973

lynneee19 wrote: »

Sorry to say that I haven't.
From your post I presume you haven't either?

Nope haven't heard anything

KDBkev123

dodi1973 wrote: »

Anyone get any further in the process?

Nope nothing.

lynneee19

dodi1973 wrote: »

Nope haven't heard anything

:-(

lynneee19

KDBkev123 wrote: »

Nope nothing.

☹️

KDBkev123

It’s a joke at this stage. It better be worth the wait. Does anyone mind me asking their age btw? I’m very young only 19 and couldn’t believe when they accepted me for a position, at interview stage in March. I’m in retail atm and I think the only thing keeping me sane is the fact I know I’ll have this job as a full career. I was youngest at interview by at least 10 years, I thought I had no chance!��

LittleMissRed

KDBkev123 wrote: »

It’s a joke at this stage. It better be worth the wait. Does anyone mind me asking their age btw? I’m very young only 19 and couldn’t believe when they accepted me for a position, at interview stage in March. I’m in retail atm and I think the only thing keeping me sane is the fact I know I’ll have this job as a full career. I was youngest at interview by at least 10 years, I thought I had no chance!��

Hopefully you won’t be waiting too much longer. I was going insane in my current job but waiting for this to come up kept me sane and I got a call this week.
It will be worth the wait, exactly because you’re young. You’ve loads of time to work your way up. My brother was 19 when he started in the civil service and at first he wasn’t sure he did the right thing. But when he started moving up and seeing his wages go up he knew he had. Also because you’re joining so young you’ll be able to retire younger too! :-)

Samuel T. Cogley

KDBkev123 wrote: »

It’s a joke at this stage. It better be worth the wait. Does anyone mind me asking their age btw? I’m very young only 19 and couldn’t believe when they accepted me for a position, at interview stage in March. I’m in retail atm and I think the only thing keeping me sane is the fact I know I’ll have this job as a full career. I was youngest at interview by at least 10 years, I thought I had no chance!��

With progression and the pension and the fact that the civil service strongly encourages continuing education you've a very nice career path in front of you if you want it. Well done most co's would be significantly older in my experience.

dodi1973

Anyone hear anything this week?

conspiracy31

LittleMissRed wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. Do you mind me asking where you got offered? I'm waiting on my location.

I was offered Bridewell, seemingly there's only city centre and south side locations and I'm north county Dublin

The thing is, if I had have been told after the interview that they were the only locations, I wouldn't have gone through with the rest of the process. Or if the original advertisement said it I wouldn't have applied!

I did stay in a job I hated and didn't apply for other great opportunities so yes I think their system is backwards! I literally lost a year waiting for a job I wouldn't have even considered applying for ...

Nihiyminoy

So after much chasing around, my vetting has finally been completed. Now I wait for the call for references I guess.

Samuel T. Cogley

Nihiyminoy wrote: »

So after much chasing around, my vetting has finally been completed. Now I wait for the call for references I guess.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

rsl1976

Nihiyminoy wrote:

So after much chasing around, my vetting has finally been completed. Now I wait for the call for references I guess.

Finally. Congratulations