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NEW 2018 Assistant Principal Officer Competition

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    #1082
    APcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭APcomp


    AGC wrote: »
    No, batch 2 will be people who passed the initial aptitude tests but did not hit 114

    That's not true, according to PAS.


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    #1083
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    AGC wrote: »
    No, batch 2 will be people who passed the initial aptitude tests but did not hit 114

    Theyll work through anyone who got a passing mark and qualified in this batch first.

    Those interviewing now are 1.1
    The next group from this stage 3 will be 1.2 and there may even be 1.3


    After that theyll go back to those scoring below 114 for batch 2.

    That's how they always do it from what ive seen.


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    #1084
    CBCB
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭CBCB


    APcomp wrote: »
    That's not true, according to PAS.

    really ? I just emailed to seek clarification. The wording is a bit confusing


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    #1085
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    APcomp wrote: »
    Did it say you met the qualifying standard for all of them? If so you might be in the next batch?
    I did meet the qualifying standard....by 1 mark :) sure we will see.
    I didnt put in the prep for job simulation but got a decent score in the etray.


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    #1086
    chrismean
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭chrismean


    APcomp wrote: »
    That's not true, according to PAS.

    So you think people scoring just below cut off maybe called in next batch? I hit 105. Within sniffing distance! But that’s the nature of a cut off, I know


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    #1087
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    AGC wrote: »
    No, batch 2 will be people who passed the initial aptitude tests but did not hit 114

    I disagree. Batch 2 will not be called until all those from batch 1 have either been eliminated or called to interview. As the interviews will be done on a phased basis, batch 1 now splits into 1.1 (those above 106 points) and subsequent subdivisions (i.e. 1.2, 1.3, etc.) until all those who qualified from batch one are accounted for. The same will be repeated for batch 2 and any others they call.


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    #1088
    AGC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭AGC


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    I disagree. Batch 2 will not be called until all those from batch 1 have either been eliminated or called to interview. As the interviews will be done on a phased basis, batch 1 now splits into 1.1 (those above 106 points) and subsequent subdivisions (i.e. 1.2, 1.3, etc.) until all those who qualified from batch one are accounted for. The same will be repeated for batch 2 and any others they call.

    Apologies I didn't realise and makes perfect sense


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    #1089
    channelsurfer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,610 ✭✭✭channelsurfer2


    chrismean wrote: »
    Do you know how to ask for a review?
    cant find the email for large volume recruitment..


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    #1090
    Zeebeedee
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Zeebeedee


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    I disagree. Batch 2 will not be called until all those from batch 1 have either been eliminated or called to interview. As the interviews will be done on a phased basis, batch 1 now splits into 1.1 (those above 106 points) and subsequent subdivisions (i.e. 1.2, 1.3, etc.) until all those who qualified from batch one are accounted for. The same will be repeated for batch 2 and any others they call.

    Thank you, Ravelleman, appreciate the clarification (scored 100).


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    #1091
    CBCB
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭CBCB


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    cant find the email for large volume recruitment..

    APrecruitment2018@publicjobs.ie


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    #1092
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    I disagree. Batch 2 will not be called until all those from batch 1 have either been eliminated or called to interview. As the interviews will be done on a phased basis, batch 1 now splits into 1.1 (those above 106 points) and subsequent subdivisions (i.e. 1.2, 1.3, etc.) until all those who qualified from batch one are accounted for. The same will be repeated for batch 2 and any others they call.
    So if the pass for this stage was 81....do you think they will likely work through everyone who passed?


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    #1093
    CBCB
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭CBCB


    gmisk wrote: »
    So if the pass for this stage was 81....do you think they will likely work through everyone who passed?

    that's what they did previously...


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    #1094
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    CBCB wrote: »
    that's what they did previously...
    Oh.....interesting!
    Thanks for that, maybe I will go an old interview skills class after all!


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    #1095
    Max Mustermann
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Max Mustermann


    gmisk wrote: »
    So if the pass for this stage was 81....do you think they will likely work through everyone who passed?

    I'd say so based on the 2016 comp. What's the OOM for a score of 81, or the highest OOM out there?


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    #1096
    dan_dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭dan_dublin


    gmisk wrote: »
    Oh.....interesting!
    Thanks for that, maybe I will go an old interview skills class after all!

    Yes, you should. I am the first group in and won't get that chance.

    This is why less than a week's notice is not fair treatment for the first group. Everyone else can do mock interviews, we can't.


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    #1097
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    dan_dublin wrote: »
    Yes, you should. I am the first group in and won't get that chance.

    This is why less than a week's notice is not fair treatment for the first group. Everyone else can do mock interviews, we can't.
    I suppose everyone in that first group is all in the same boat at least?
    I agree it is pretty unfair timing wise, they should really have given some more notice to people, especially considering the time of year.
    Looking at my diary next 3 weeks I have barely a day free.


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    #1098
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Max Mustermann wrote: »
    I'd say so based on the 2016 comp. What's the OOM for a score of 81, or the highest OOM out there?
    If I had a clue what an OOM was I would answer you :)


    It means Out Of Memory to me lol


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    #1099
    HannahR31
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭HannahR31


    It means Order of Merit


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    #1100
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,798 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    HannahR31 wrote: »
    It means Order of Merit
    Ah, I dont have a clue there wasnt a ranking given as far as I know.


    Sure will see what happens if they call more people down the line, best of luck to everyone called for interview next week.


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    #1101
    Fredddy
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Fredddy


    So any idea how things work from here for those who reached the qualifying mark:

    1) 1.1 Above 106 - Interview stage December - any idea how many are being called for interview?
    2) 1.2 Next highest group - maybe called for interview in January/February
    ...
    3) On down to those who got 81 or above

    If the above is correct, how then does the placing work ... if say 20 are selected from interviews to the panel from the 1.1. does the highest scoring interview candidate from 1.2 then come in as 21?


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    #1102
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    Fredddy wrote: »
    So any idea how things work from here for those who reached the qualifying mark:

    1) 1.1 Above 106 - Interview stage December - any idea how many are being called for interview?
    2) 1.2 Next highest group - maybe called for interview in January/February
    ...
    3) On down to those who got 81 or above

    If the above is correct, how then does the placing work ... if say 20 are selected from interviews to the panel from the 1.1. does the highest scoring interview candidate from 1.2 then come in as 21?

    Yes.

    I'd expect it to be a bit later than Feb for 1.2.
    Maybe more like April/May, possibly later until the panel is well getting through the 1.1 batch.

    There's also regional candidates to be gotten through in Jan.

    Anyone who can't make the interview, I'd strongly recommend asking to be included for interview in that batch.


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    #1103
    Fredddy
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Fredddy


    PhoenixParker wrote: »
    Yes.

    I'd expect it to be a bit later than Feb for 1.2.
    Maybe more like April/May, possibly later until the panel is well getting through the 1.1 batch.

    There's also regional candidates to be gotten through in Jan.

    Anyone who can't make the interview, I'd strongly recommend asking to be included for interview in that batch.

    Thank you - that's very helpful.

    Any idea of what kind numbers we might be talking about for the first round of interview - 1.1 ?

    On the basis that there were about 40 per interview session there might have been 400 or so in the Stage 3 tests over the testing week.


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    #1104
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    gmisk wrote: »
    So if the pass for this stage was 81....do you think they will likely work through everyone who passed?

    Yes.

    There will be loads of vacancies in the lifetime of this panel. Anyone who passed the verification and the etray will get called to interview at some stage.

    Definitely.


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    #1105
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    Yes.

    There will be loads of vacancies in the lifetime of this panel. Anyone who passed the verification and the etray will get called to interview at some stage.

    Definitely.

    Barrimg something like a major economic crash.


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    #1106
    APcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭APcomp


    PhoenixParker wrote: »
    Yes.

    I'd expect it to be a bit later than Feb for 1.2.
    Maybe more like April/May, possibly later until the panel is well getting through the 1.1 batch.

    There's also regional candidates to be gotten through in Jan.

    Anyone who can't make the interview, I'd strongly recommend asking to be included for interview in that batch.

    No chance I would say, very early February is my guess for 1.2.


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    #1107
    ahnoyouregrand
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭ahnoyouregrand


    I would be very interested to hear how many candidates were called in batch 1. 205 were called in 2016 comp, surely not that high?


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    #1108
    Megidje
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭Megidje


    Scraped in too! I don’t suppose there really is any way of knowing how many are being called now. Just guessing that 4 boards wouldn’t be asked to interview any more than 16 people a day over five days so near Christmas? But I could be wrong.


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    #1109
    trashcan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭trashcan


    I passed verbal and numerical but have been rejected because my verbal reasoning score was 20 points worse than in the unsupervised test (69 v 48.) Genuinely stunned by this, as I've never done that poorly in the verbal before. My previous scores in other years were 59 and 69? Numerical is usually where I struggle and I scraped that by 2 points. I've asked for a recheck. Either I had a complete mare on the day,(which it didn't feel like at the time) or there's been a mix up. In a way I feel like I'm being punished for doing well in the first test.


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    #1110
    Fredddy
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Fredddy


    Megidje wrote: »
    Scraped in too! I don’t suppose there really is any way of knowing how many are being called now. Just guessing that 4 boards wouldn’t be asked to interview any more than 16 people a day over five days so near Christmas? But I could be wrong.

    You could be right - even if it was 6 candidates a day per board, that's 4 x 6 x 5 = 120. And given that probably only about 400 sat the Stage 3 tests so far...Sounds a bit high for 1.1., especially if people are talking about 205 for the whole of batch 1 from 2016 (1.1., 1.2, 1.3 etc...)?


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    #1111
    Max Mustermann
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Max Mustermann


    Fredddy wrote: »
    You could be right - even if it was 6 candidates a day, that's 4 x 6 x 5 = 120. And given that probably only about 400 sat the Stage 3 tests so far...Sounds a bit high for 1.1., especially if people are talking about 205 for the whole of batch 1 from 2016 (1.1., 1.2, 1.3 etc...)?

    The 205 was batch 1.1 (2016 comp). Batch 1.3 went over 700 and was called to interview 7 months later. Then they moved on to batch 2 from stage 1.


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