Clerical Officer 2018

liniloo

Mike Foxtrot wrote: »

When does the panel officially expire?

Not sure.....when I rang PAS last week, I was told September or October. They said to ring back in early September and they should have a date.

Sarah2018

liniloo wrote: »

After the supervised tests, I was in batch 2, no. 59. I rang PAS last week and was told they're up to 173 of 200 in batch 1 (I presume that means they've placed 173 so far?!). We can only hope!!!

You would wonder why they would bother to interview you if your not going to get an offer? Hopefully you will hear something .. fingers crossed they will call next batch soon for this campaign

liniloo

Sarah2018 wrote: »

You would wonder why they would bother to interview you if your not going to get an offer? Hopefully you will hear something .. fingers crossed they will call next batch soon for this campaign

Yeah, it's very frustrating to think you've passed all the stages but might have to go through it all again:( Best of luck with both campaigns!

Mala1313

Hi can anyone explain how "batch1,batch 2"are created. Is it the first group of people in each count that was invited and passed the supervised test and interview??? Or how does it work?

Sparklingangel

Hi No batch one has to be cleared first and then they go on to batch 2.

Mala1313

Sparklingangel wrote: »

Hi No batch one has to be cleared first and then they go on to batch 2.

I know that's how they offer the jobs but I was just wondering how they decide who goes into batch 1 or batch 2. For example: first group of people in county was called for supervised test in a last two weeks. Does it mean that whoever passes the supervised test and interview will be in batch 1?and then next group called will be batch 2???

Crunchymomma

Mala1313 wrote: »

Hi can anyone explain how "batch1,batch 2"are created. Is it the first group of people in each count that was invited and passed the supervised test and interview??? Or how does it work?

Batch one are the first lot from each county that go to stage two, batch two is the second and so on.

In some comps you could have further breakdown of the batchs eg batch 1.1,1.2 and these would be the groups from batch one that get called onto interview

November Golf

Anyone from Cork, Dublin or Wexford may be interested in this.


Clerical Officer in Customs Trade Facilitation

https://www.publicjobs.ie/en/index.php?option=com_jobsearch&view=jobdetails&Itemid=263&cid=97556


This is a separate campaign so you will need to apply for it.

Closing date for applications: 3p.m. on Monday, 10th September 2018.

Gambon

Hi, I have passed interview stage of the 2016 comp and in Tipperary batch 5 place 2 . I was told the other day that there are 2 or 3 to be placed before me and the comp is closing in October. Would anyone know if it goes beyond October am I out of the comp and have to reapply or is there still a chance of me getting something?
Also Where could you be based in Tipperary as I live in Clonmel and would like to get that area if something comes up??

Gambon

miccy203 wrote: »

Hiya

Just wondering what batch number and place your friends are for the Tipperary region?? Thanks.

Im batch 5 place 2 and was told yesterday that there are 2 or 3 to be placed before me.

Crunchymomma

Gambon wrote: »

Hi, I have passed interview stage of the 2016 comp and in Tipperary batch 5 place 2 . I was told the other day that there are 2 or 3 to be placed before me and the comp is closing in October. Would anyone know if it goes beyond October am I out of the comp and have to reapply or is there still a chance of me getting something?
Also Where could you be based in Tipperary as I live in Clonmel and would like to get that area if something comes up??

Have you applied to the campaign that closed in July?

If you didn't and don't get placed by when this panel closes in October then you are out if luck and will most likely have to wait until 2020 when it opens again.

If you did apply for the campaign that closed in July then you will still have to do all the stages again for 2018 Comp and get a place on that panel if you don't get placed off 2016 in the next two months

Gambon

Hi, No I applied for the one closing in October.

Crunchymomma wrote: »

Have you applied to the campaign that closed in July?

If you didn't and don't get placed by when this panel closes in October then you are out if luck and will most likely have to wait until 2020 when it opens again.

If you did apply for the campaign that closed in July then you will still have to do all the stages again for 2018 Comp and get a place on that panel if you don't get placed off 2016 in the next two months

Crunchymomma

Gambon wrote: »

Hi, No I applied for the one closing in October.

Then if you don't get placed by October when it closes, you will have to wait for 2020 campaign to apply again as applications for 2018 closed early July

Gambon

Fingers crossed so. Thanks for the info.

Crunchymomma wrote: »

Then if you don't get placed by October when it closes, you will have to wait for 2020 campaign to apply again as applications for 2018 closed early July

November Golf

Hi All,

I have set up a separate thread for:

Clerical Officer 2018 in Revenue - Customs Trade Facilitation

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=107969176#post107969176

Islandgirl3378

Has anyone been called from Donegal. I’m 250+ on the OOM. Have I any chance at all of getting a job?

shanz2018

Islandgirl3378 wrote: »

Has anyone been called from Donegal. I’m 250+ on the OOM. Have I any chance at all of getting a job?

Hey, I was called for Stage 2 last week from Donegal. My OOM is 11.. not sure how many have been called though.

Annied22

Has anyone been called for Carlow yet?
Any idea what number they are up to in Wicklow

Gambon

Has anyone heard any updates on Tipperary yet?

Samsgirl

The last sitting of this batch to stage 2 was the 29th. Anyone any idea when we should hear back? They moved to stage 2 very quickly this year so am wondering if results will be quick too?

336699

Samsgirl wrote: »

The last sitting of this batch to stage 2 was the 29th. Anyone any idea when we should hear back? They moved to stage 2 very quickly this year so am wondering if results will be quick too?

We were told that we would get our results sometime in September... She didn’t give a definite date though.

November Golf

Samsgirl wrote: »

The last sitting of this batch to stage 2 was the 29th. Anyone any idea when we should hear back? They moved to stage 2 very quickly this year so am wondering if results will be quick too?

How do you know that the 29th was the last day? What county were you called for?

Anniesland

Mike Foxtrot wrote: »

How do you know that the 29th was the last day? What county were you called for?

The 29th August was the final day of been able to book a time for test for those that were called to first round of supervised tests.

Skippy21

Do ye think they will proceed with interviewing people that have just completed the assessments in dublin... or will the call the next round of people for stage 2 in Dublin. Hoping to get called in the next round for stage 2.

hhghdghgdjhhg

Is it only me or did anyone else find the aptitude tests up in Dublin way harder this year then it was back in 2016, especially numerical?

tylercheribini

Hilarious the amount of hoops one has to jump through now to get a low paying job when more than a few of my superiors during TCO stint barely had leaving certs, God be with the days when it was all who ya knew to get into the civil service back then.

hhghdghgdjhhg

tylercheribini wrote: »

Hilarious the amount of hoops one has to jump through now to get a low paying job when more than a few of my superiors during TCO stint barely had leaving certs, God be with the days when it was all who ya knew to get into the civil service back then.

I totally agree with you to a certain extent Tyler. And very very large hoops be it at that, I understand that they have to do it fairly. But if only Public Appointments Service releases how many well experienced Civil Servant staff as TCOs over the years or any other well experienced people that have the experience in large office environments that they are losing. It seems to me that they do not even take it into account or even look at your PDF Application Form (Previous Employment) until the very end at interview. If they only took this into consideration a bit they would see that they are losing a lot of very good and well experienced people that is fit for this position within the Civil Service. very frustrating

tylercheribini

hhghdghgdjhhg wrote: »

I totally agree with you to a certain extent Tyler. And very very large hoops be it at that, I understand that they have to do it fairly. But if only Public Appointments Service releases how many well experienced Civil Servant staff as TCOs over the years or any other well experienced people that have the experience in large office environments that they are losing. It seems to me that they do not even take it into account or even look at your PDF Application Form (Previous Employment) until the very end at interview. If they only took this into consideration a bit they would see that they are losing a lot of very good and well experienced people that is fit for this position within the Civil Service. very frustrating

From my time there Im convinced the PAS process etc is just lip service to give the appearance of institutional reform when in fact not much has changed at all. From what I saw departmental bureaucratic resistance ensured a recruitment process that still heavily favoured legacy employees regarding internal promotions/movement, instead of introducing new employees with heaven forbid, a higher education and different ways of thinking.

Samsgirl

hhghdghgdjhhg wrote: »

Is it only me or did anyone else find the aptitude tests up in Dublin way harder this year then it was back in 2016, especially numerical?

Nope I found them hard too.

schoopi

Just wondering if anyone knows what the "qualifying standard" for the supervised tests in this campaign will be? Do you think they will be the same as the example tests on the Publicjobs website or will there be a new "qualifying standard" depending on the average results from the tests?
Thanks.

Laraghcon21

hhghdghgdjhhg wrote: »

Is it only me or did anyone else find the aptitude tests up in Dublin way harder this year then it was back in 2016, especially numerical?

Yeah same numerical very hard

Whollywoo

Catalan69 wrote: »

It is......there are folks only being called to stage 2 and interview in certain counties. ...wexford still on batch 1 .....depends on where the vacancies are

Laois and Offaly currently only one batch 1 in the 2016 campaign also

Redcat75

liniloo wrote: »

Sarah2018 wrote: »

You would wonder why they would bother to interview you if your not going to get an offer? Hopefully you will hear something .. fingers crossed they will call next batch soon for this campaign

Yeah, it's very frustrating to think you've passed all the stages but might have to go through it all again:( Best of luck with both campaigns!

173 may not have been placed , some people will have failed interview and some will have turned down the offer . In the 2016 campaign a lot of people turned their offers down as where they were offered didn't suit for various reasons e.g. Too far to travel or holding out for their other choice or just didn't want to work in the area they were offered .

Em mag

mdwexford wrote: »

Crap compared to what?

€442 a week starting off is more than a lot of people get. If you can get a job that pays more go for it.

Flexi time is a fantastic benefit. Any day you want you can come in at 10am and go home at 4pm. Extra 1.5 days off per month if you work up the time.


Promotion and training opportunities available also. Total job security. Pay rises every single year guaranteed.

Hi
So your pay moves up the scale every year is that right and can you do courses in your 1st year or do you have to wait till you finish your probation
Thanks

Sinus pain

Can anyone give me an example of the type of maths questions asked etc ratios percentages? I’m already working in the civil service but would like to know for future exams

Ernesto Guevara

Sinus pain wrote: »

Can anyone give me an example of the type of maths questions asked etc ratios percentages? I’m already working in the civil service but would like to know for future exams

Do the sample tests online, they're a good guide.

JohnnyD17

Give or take a few they are about 95, batch 2 in Westmeath

irishfella3

Can anyone tell me usually how many batches they usually have? I just read earlier in the thread that they are inly on batch one of 2016 applicant for 2016 for laois! So just wondering if anyone has any idea of an estimated time frame of when I may be called to stage 2 thanks

Gambon

I have gone through stage 2 and the interview stage for Tipp. I was onto them last week and they said that the comp will be closing in october or november. The next compis for 2020 I think.

irishfella3 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me usually how many batches they usually have? I just read earlier in the thread that they are inly on batch one of 2016 applicant for 2016 for laois! So just wondering if anyone has any idea of an estimated time frame of when I may be called to stage 2 thanks

jonnyha

Em mag wrote: »

mdwexford wrote: »

Crap compared to what?

€442 a week starting off is more than a lot of people get. If you can get a job that pays more go for it.

Flexi time is a fantastic benefit. Any day you want you can come in at 10am and go home at 4pm. Extra 1.5 days off per month if you work up the time.


Promotion and training opportunities available also. Total job security. Pay rises every single year guaranteed.

Hi
So your pay moves up the scale every year is that right and can you do courses in your 1st year or do you have to wait till you finish your probation
Thanks

When I started in the Civil Service, it was August. I was a Clerical Officer on probation.

I then applied to do a B.Sc in Computing and started that part-time (three nights per week) the following month. All paid for by the Civil Service. Five years. I then went on to do a Masters in Public Management (all paid for). Promoted three times. Great job, great opportunities, family-friendly hours, can take months off during the Summer (unpaid but can spread the pain over the entire year) as well as your annual leave, great short training courses too (you'll be at expert level in Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint in no time if you wish), opportunities to represent your department (and the country) in meetings abroad.

And most important of all, you have the opportunity to provide and improve services to the public.

Good luck to all. And if the exam doesn't go well the first time, keep trying. Everyone can have an off day. You'll get there in the end.

November Golf

irishfella3 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me usually how many batches they usually have? I just read earlier in the thread that they are inly on batch one of 2016 applicant for 2016 for laois! So just wondering if anyone has any idea of an estimated time frame of when I may be called to stage 2 thanks

The number of batch vary on the number of candidates that passed stage 1 and the number of vacancies they expect in a given county. for example:

In the 2018 comp for Waterford - batch 1 has 62 candidates but I think Limerick's batch 1 when into the 100's.

If the same number of candidates pass stage 1 in waterford and limerick then Waterford would have more batches but less candidates per batch. On the other hand, Limerick would be expected to have more vacancies.

davidblake

Can anyone tell me when they will be giving the results of the assesments that took place in Dublin?

Fific93

Has anyone in Donegal been invited to stage two yet?

Gaffer78

Fific93 wrote: »

Has anyone in Donegal been invited to stage two yet?

someone posted on 3rd September that they had been called for Donegal stage 2

Islandgirl3378

Where could you get info on how many candidates got jobs in each county in the last competition? I know they are still working off it.

November Golf

Islandgirl3378 wrote: »

Where could you get info on how many candidates got jobs in each county in the last competition? I know they are still working off it.

I highly doubt the PAS would give out that information as its too detailed (and somewhat useless information to them). If you want to know about jobs nationally you would have to go through a lot of dail "questions to the minister" on Oireachtas.ie

Even if you could get that information it is unlikely to aid you as jobs in the upcoming campaign will be partly based expansion but mostly on vacancies through retirement i.e: just because 100 people retired last year in your county doesn't mean that 100 will retire this year or even next. it could be more or it could be a lot less especially because the mandatory retirement age for civil servants was raise earlier this year so its impossible to know how this will effect the retirement rate.

If your only looking for rough estimate of vacancies in your county, I would suggest you check out:

https://dper.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=83eb12efc9c7478a982d39a89f759663

Murzo

JohnnyD17 wrote: »

Give or take a few they are about 95, batch 2 in Westmeath

Is this the 2016 panel you are talking about? How many are in batch 2?

taraxxxxx

They answered me that very question no problem. They told me to date from the permanent 2016 panel how many had been assigned to a post in my chosen area.

Gambon

Would anyone know what I should expect if my place comes up and what should I expect from a member of the clearance unit ??

ShazGV

Has anyone been called to interview for Leitrim yet?