Driver Tester Recruitment Campaign 2017 – 2018 (closing - 5.30pm Friday 5th January)

job seeker

The Driver tester recruitment campaign 2017 - 2018 is open!

https://www.collinsmcnicholas.ie/drivertesters/

Information booklet

https://www.collinsmcnicholas.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Information-booklet-Contract-Driver-Tester-14-Dec-2017.pdf

C.V.'s are also required, so ensure that you have an up-to-date c.v.!

Best of luck everyone!

job seeker

Did anyone apply for this?

Tauriel

job seeker wrote: »

Did anyone apply for this?

I was tempted until I saw that you need to have a full licence for 5 years. Only have mine three years :rolleyes:

job seeker

mustang shelly wrote: »

I was tempted until I saw that you need to have a full licence for 5 years. Only have mine three years :rolleyes:

Same here, I have mine 4 years and 9 months. Despite having 6 yeas no claims bonus on my car policy. I applied, although they didn't accept my application.. :eek: I was reading on last years thread, that there was an age limit of 26. So this was scraped this year and replaced with the above!

Tauriel

job seeker wrote: »

Same here, I have mine 4 years and 9 months. Despite having 6 yeas no claims bonus on my car policy. I applied, although they didn't accept my application.. :eek: I was reading on last years thread, that there was an age limit of 26. So this was scraped this year and replaced with the above!

I never realised how well paid they are :eek: I suppose in a sense your putting your life in someone else's hands.

Ah well, their loss. We would of been fabulous

job seeker

mustang shelly wrote: »

I never realised how well paid they are :eek: I suppose in a sense your putting your life in someone else's hands.

Ah well, their loss. We would of been fabulous

True! :pac:
But yeah, the money is fantastic! Even the starting wage is is great!

That's it!

teggers5

job seeker wrote: »

Did anyone apply for this?

My husband applied for this. Waiting now for online aptitude test which he's not looking forward to!

job seeker

teggers5 wrote: »

My husband applied for this. Waiting now for online aptitude test which he's not looking forward to!

Best of luck to him!

It's like everything! It's worth giving it a go anyway.

kerb

teggers5 wrote: »

My husband applied for this. Waiting now for online aptitude test which he's not looking forward to!

did he get a email to say he is one of the chosen ones i applied but heard nothing yet ???

job seeker

kerb wrote: »

did he get a email to say he is one of the chosen ones i applied but heard nothing yet ???

I believe that you should have receive an E-mail regardless.. I hadn't my B licence long enough (2 or 3 months short) and they contacted me to say that I wouldn't be considered!

teggers5

He has only got the email to say they received his application. I think it's tomorrow when they start contacting people about the aptitude tests.
Fingers crossed!!

tuisginideach

teggers5 wrote: »

He has only got the email to say they received his application. I think it's tomorrow when they start contacting people about the aptitude tests.
Fingers crossed!!

Same email received here .

The 2016 thread makes for very interesting reading - don't know whether there was insider knowledge behind the post re 'unless your were a tester or driving instructor previously, waste of time applying' ...

teggers5

tuisginideach wrote: »

Same email received here .

Best of luck to you!

job seeker

tuisginideach wrote: »

Same email received here .

The 2016 thread makes for very interesting reading - don't know whether there was insider knowledge behind the post re 'unless your were a tester or driving instructor previously, waste of time applying' ...

Absolute dung! Pass no heed! Best of luck!

teggers5

Hopefully that's not the case but nothing to lose by applying anyway.

job seeker

teggers5 wrote: »

Hopefully that's not the case but nothing to lose by applying anyway.

I personally know someone who got it a couple of years ago. In the end he didn't take it as he got his salary increased and stayed in his current job. But the above is incorrect.

tuisginideach

Good, thanks. No word yet today.

Engine No.9

I applied for this. Got my confirmation email on the 21st December and nothing since. Spoke to CMcN last week and they said the invitations for aptitude testing are going to be sent today. Still haven't gotten one. Concerning when the window for these 2 tests is only a week. Will give them a call tomorrow and see what happens.

kerb

pajopearl wrote: »

I applied for this. Got my confirmation email on the 21st December and nothing since. Spoke to CMcN last week and they said the invitations for aptitude testing are going to be sent today. Still haven't gotten one. Concerning when the window for these 2 tests is only a week. Will give them a call tomorrow and see what happens.

i got same as you got no new reply either not looking good so

Engine No.9

kerb wrote: »

i got same as you got no new reply either not looking good so

In the thread for the previous campaign some people said that they had been advised that their applications were not going to be progressed before the closing date so I wouldn't say it's not looking good just yet

job seeker

pajopearl wrote: »

In the thread for the previous campaign some people said that they had been advised that their applications were not going to be progressed before the closing date so I wouldn't say it's not looking good just yet

Yes, ye'll receive an e-mail either way!

tuisginideach

No word here yet today either

Engine No.9

tuisginideach wrote: »

No word here yet today either

Just spoke with them. Girl I spoke with said they'll be sending out the emails towards the end of the week so presumably later this evening or tomorrow.

tuisginideach

Thanks for that pajopearl. Out of curiosity, did she happen to mention what sort of numbers applied? I'd imagine it was in the 1000s?

Engine No.9

tuisginideach wrote: »

Thanks for that pajopearl. Out of curiosity, did she happen to mention what sort of numbers applied? I'd imagine it was in the 1000s?

I've no idea and I didn't ask either. For some reason I wouldn't think it's as many as last time. If this thread is anything to go by. Or maybe people just aren't willing to show their hand.

Engine No.9

Just got the invitation email. 2 tests to complete before this day next week. Nerves kick in now 😂

tuisginideach

Here too!

job seeker

Best of luck everyone..

Bazzy

Got the invite for the test too


Will complete it tomorrow when the kids are at creche!!!

teggers5

My hubby got the link for the tests today too.

De Plank

kerb wrote: »

did he get a email to say he is one of the chosen ones i applied but heard nothing yet ???

Has anybody else applied for this & heard absolutely nothing ?

Just wondering did I do it correctly, was the application form just 1 page & cv enclosed or did i miss something , cheers

Bazzy

Done the tests earlier found them ok

Just made sure I was in a quiet room and went at them

tuisginideach

As far as I remember just the 1 page and CV attached. Have you checked your spam folder? They do say (FAQs) that if you think you should have heard, but haven't, to ring them ... Did you get an initial acknowledgement when you submitted the form online?

De Plank

Yea, got no reply at all, checked and double checked folders and nothing. Emailed them on Wednesday and got no reply.
Can't get through on phone so left phone message today & awaiting a reply to that ........I though maybe i missed a page or something & wondered is there many more in the same boat.

De Plank

lol.... just received this ......"Please note you are receiving this email as you have an @eircom.net email address. It has been brought to our attention that some @eircom.net accounts have not received the below email due to Eircom’s security. If you have already received this email, please ignore. ...now to do the tests

job seeker

De Plank wrote: »

Yea, got no reply at all, checked and double checked folders and nothing. Emailed them on Wednesday and got no reply.
Can't get through on phone so left phone message today & awaiting a reply to that ........I though maybe i missed a page or something & wondered is there many more in the same boat.

I was contacted to say I'd got be getting to the next stage as I was 2 months off, having my licence for 5 years. So regardless of getting through or not. You definitely SHOULD have been emailed.


Oh EDIT: Never mind.....

job seeker

De Plank wrote: »

lol.... just received this ......"Please note you are receiving this email as you have an @eircom.net email address. It has been brought to our attention that some @eircom.net accounts have not received the below email due to Eircom’s security. If you have already received this email, please ignore. ...now to do the tests

Glad you got sorted!

Engine No.9

Did the tests. VR was not as bad as I thought. Messed up the Ability to Concentrate test and started it before I was ready. Quit out of it ASAP. Called this morning and they were able to reset it for me. Hopefully now get the invitation to the assessment centre.

tuisginideach

Havn't even looked at link yet. Prob will do it 17th or morning 18th! Are the instructions pretty clear - when you say, pajopearl, that you started it before you were ready - was that just a 'personal delay' or a quirk in the task?

PS - I presume everyone who qualified in terms of having licence more than 5 years was accepted this far? Isn't there another online test - the 'technical' test pre-assessment centre arrangements?

teggers5

My other half completed the tests today too. Thought they were fine.
Tuisginideach, the instructions are pretty clear and they give you a practice before both tests so you will know exactly what you have to do.

Engine No.9

tuisginideach wrote: »

Havn't even looked at link yet. Prob will do it 17th or morning 18th! Are the instructions pretty clear - when you say, pajopearl, that you started it before you were ready - was that just a 'personal delay' or a quirk in the task?

That was just a personal delay. Meant to quit out of it and clicked start instead. Thankfully, they reset the test for me this morning.:D

kerb

Done the 2 tests today found verbal reasoning tough enough only got to 20 questions before time ran out

BFisher81

Done the test yesterday and also found verbal reasoning difficult. Only got to question 24. Not expecting to get any further at this point.

Bazzy

I only got to 24 or 25

it says at the start your not expected to answer all questions.

If you got them all correct and not complete I would say that would stand to you more !!

Keep the faith

job seeker

Bazzy wrote: »

I only got to 24 or 25

it says at the start your not expected to answer all questions.

If you got them all correct and not complete I would say that would stand to you more !!

Keep the faith

BFisher81 wrote: »

Done the test yesterday and also found verbal reasoning difficult. Only got to question 24. Not expecting to get any further at this point.

kerb wrote: »

Done the 2 tests today found verbal reasoning tough enough only got to 20 questions before time ran out

I think 20-25 well answered questions are far better than flying through them guessing them..

magentis

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Rojo

magentis wrote: »

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Bravo!

tuisginideach

Not good - only got to 17.

2012paddy2012

tuisginideach wrote: »

Not good - only got to 17.

Got to 20 odd.....think that is generally ok figure ..to try get as many Correct as you can

Engine No.9

So, the next round starts today. If I'm correct in my thinking, those who successfully completed the aptitude tests will be invited to the assessment center and must have the technical test completed by then!? With a cut off point of next Thursday, the 25th!?

2012paddy2012

pajopearl wrote: »

So, the next round starts today. If I'm correct in my thinking, those who successfully completed the aptitude tests will be invited to the assessment center and must have the technical test completed by then!? With a cut off point of next Thursday, the 25th!?

What's the technical test? How would you have it completed before being invited to the assessment center..