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Clerical Officer 2018 in Revenue - Customs Trade Facilitation

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    #872
    justin_lucas
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭justin_lucas


    Kiwi5449 wrote: »
    My sister has interview Friday. Does anyone from batch 1 recall any questions ask? Or recall if they asked the competencies in the order they appear on the booklet?

    Thanks!
    They will basically go through your application form in fine detail. They asked me about my experience and how I felt it will be relevant to the role.
    Ensure you look up and have a good understanding of the role, what’s expected and how you know you will perform well if successful (ensure you draw from your experience in other positions to prove)
    After that just be positive and confident.
    Good luck


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    #873
    revenent
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭revenent


    Kiwi5449 wrote: »
    My sister has interview Friday. Does anyone from batch 1 recall any questions ask? Or recall if they asked the competencies in the order they appear on the booklet?

    Thanks!

    Competencies are all asked, they were for me anyway. No specific order. Usual stuff e.g. why you want to leave current job, what do you know about trade and what may be involved in the role. Are you used to working in teams, shift work and all that. Make sure you back through this thread as there was lot of good info in it!
    Best of luck!


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    #874
    MarkElsewhere
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭MarkElsewhere


    Kiwi5449 wrote: »
    My sister has interview Friday. Does anyone from batch 1 recall any questions ask? Or recall if they asked the competencies in the order they appear on the booklet?

    Thanks!

    Is she batch 1 or are they onto batch 2 for Dublin now?


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    #875
    Kiwi5449
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Kiwi5449


    MarkElsewhere wrote: »
    Is she batch 1 or are they onto batch 2 for Dublin now?

    She’s batch 2


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    #876
    Jungle_fever
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Jungle_fever


    If you are successful after the interview when do you find out ?


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    #877
    Soulsun
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Soulsun


    Is it too late to apply for this post?


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    #878
    MrTvw
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭MrTvw


    Soulsun wrote: »
    Is it too late to apply for this post?

    Yes unfortunately its well passed the deadline


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    #879
    Dillo1888
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Dillo1888


    Jungle_fever wrote: »
    If you are successful after the interview when do you find out ?

    I done my interview on the 25/10 and got the results 6 days later


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    #880
    dickfeeley90
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭dickfeeley90


    90s reached in batch one Dublin!


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    #881
    weadick
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭weadick


    dickfeeley90 wrote: »
    90s reached in batch one Dublin!

    Has Cork or Wexford even been touched yet?


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    #882
    MrTvw
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭MrTvw


    Does anyone know the hours for the 5 weeks of training?


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    #883
    revenent
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭revenent


    MrTvw wrote: »
    Does anyone know the hours for the 5 weeks of training?

    Supposed to be office hours hence the standard co pay during the course of it.


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    #884
    revenent
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭revenent


    Cork won't be touched at all according to the person I spoke to a few weeks ago in HR for the competition.
    No experience with wexford.
    Although like everything this could change at any point.


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    #885
    MrTvw
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭MrTvw


    revenent wrote: »
    Supposed to be office hours hence the standard co pay during the course of it.

    Thanks for that, by any chance fo you know what it finishes every day?!


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    #886
    revenent
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭revenent


    MrTvw wrote: »
    Thanks for that, by any chance fo you know what it finishes every day?!

    Off the top of my head it was 9 to 5 but it is starting on half 9 the first day.
    If similar to other co training it may finish before or slightly after that depending on the day.


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    #887
    weadick
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭weadick


    revenent wrote: »
    Cork won't be touched at all according to the person I spoke to a few weeks ago in HR for the competition.
    No experience with wexford.
    Although like everything this could change at any point.

    I heard Cork may be touched after March


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    #888
    fungijay
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭fungijay


    https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2019/0124/1025161-400-extra-staff-for-revenue-to-deal-with-no-deal-brexit/

    If we are only up to 90's in oom, the revenue commissioner is telling awful fibs to the government!


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    #889
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    fungijay wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2019/0124/1025161-400-extra-staff-for-revenue-to-deal-with-no-deal-brexit/

    If we are only up to 90's in oom, the revenue commissioner is telling awful fibs to the government!

    Well not government, its a oireachtas committee.

    All his really saying is that revenue is "on track" to have 400 recruited by the end of march, that is possible .

    During the EO campaign they interviewed 300 candidates over 6 weeks with two boards. Thats about 25 candidates per board per week (25*2*6)

    They could put more boards together to conducting the interviews faster.


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    #890
    greenb
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭greenb


    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    Well not government, its a oireachtas committee.

    All his really saying is that revenue is "on track" to have 400 recruited by the end of march, that is possible .

    During the EO campaign they interviewed 300 candidates over 6 weeks with two boards. Thats about 25 candidates per board per week (25*2*6)

    They could put more boards together to conducting the interviews faster.

    Also, I assume not all 400 are from this list as there has also been some internal recruitment to Trade Facilitation. I was oom 70s and have a Feb start date.


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    #891
    MarkElsewhere
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭MarkElsewhere


    greenb wrote: »
    Also, I assume not all 400 are from this list as there has also been some internal recruitment

    Yes, it sounds from the article that many of the initial 400 will be redeployments, some temporary, but that many more actual new staff will be taken on by the end of 2019.
    "We are on track to have over 400 (of 600) additional staff in place by the end of March; we have re-assigned serving staff, are preparing for any necessary further redeployments on a temporary basis; and will have the balancing complement of additional staff recruited by the end of 2019," he said.

    Mr Cody said the central case for the recruitment of 600 staff was based on a the Withdrawal Agreement, the transition period and the full implementation of the process from January 2021.

    He said in the event of a no deal those numbers will have to be pulled forward as soon as possible this year, but 600 staff will remain the number, even there is a no deal.


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    #892
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    greenb wrote: »
    Also, I assume not all 400 are from this list as there has also been some internal recruitment to Trade Facilitation. I was oom 70s and have a Feb start date.

    Tbh that story came from a leaked statement ahead of todays oireactas committee meeting.

    I listen to his actual statement and it sounds as tho they expect to have 400 staff recruited and trained by march 29.

    So i take back the my original comment. Even if it were only 200 from this panel, i dont see how its possible to interview, vet, hire with notice and complete 5 weeks training before the march 29 deadline.


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    #893
    Anastasia_
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Anastasia_


    Anyone else from Cork feeling so disheartened? Did they even interview a batch 2 for Cork?


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    #894
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    Anastasia_ wrote: »
    Anyone else from Cork feeling so disheartened? Did they even interview a batch 2 for Cork?

    Yes very. And i havent heard anything, im in the top 20.

    It seems like cork has just dropped off the map.


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    #895
    Anastasia_
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Anastasia_


    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    Yes very. And i havent heard anything, im in the top 20.

    It seems like cork has just dropped off the map.

    Are you batch 1? I'm top 40 and just so annoyed after the effort of going to Dublin twice for it to now to hear absolutely nothing. Bit annoying.


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    #896
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    Anastasia_ wrote: »
    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    Yes very. And i havent heard anything, im in the top 20.

    It seems like cork has just dropped off the map.

    Are you batch 1? I'm top 40 and just so annoyed after the effort of going to Dublin twice for it to now to hear absolutely nothing. Bit annoying.

    Yeah batch 2, are you batch 1 or 2?


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    #897
    Anastasia_
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Anastasia_


    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    Yeah batch 2, are you batch 1 or 2?

    I'm batch 1. Surely they wouldn't have called a second batch if they didn't have some idea as to the amount of vacancies there would be?


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    #898
    Jungle_fever
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Jungle_fever


    Dillo1888 wrote: »
    I done my interview on the 25/10 and got the results 6 days later

    Did you get a phone call or email


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    #899
    Sam2079
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Sam2079


    MrTvw wrote: »
    Does anyone know the hours for the 5 weeks of training?

    Could be a 9 start first day but most days are 10-3ish
    And early finish on Fridays.


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    #900
    Vologda69
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Vologda69


    Anastasia_ wrote: »
    Anyone else from Cork feeling so disheartened? Did they even interview a batch 2 for Cork?

    Sister was in top 10 for Cork, batch 1. But has been offered a permanent clerical job with City council which she's going to take.


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    #901
    kranbo
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭kranbo


    MarkElsewhere wrote: »
    Yes, it sounds from the article that many of the initial 400 will be redeployments, some temporary, but that many more actual new staff will be taken on by the end of 2019.
    "We are on track to have over 400 (of 600) additional staff in place by the end of March; we have re-assigned serving staff, are preparing for any necessary further redeployments on a temporary basis; and will have the balancing complement of additional staff recruited by the end of 2019," he said.

    Mr Cody said the central case for the recruitment of 600 staff was based on a the Withdrawal Agreement, the transition period and the full implementation of the process from January 2021.

    He said in the event of a no deal those numbers will have to be pulled forward as soon as possible this year, but 600 staff will remain the number, even there is a no deal.

    Revenue are recruiting as many staff internally as they can (as evidenced by the recent competition for promotion to EO for Trade Facilitation) for these positions - the resulting vacancies been filled from the general CO panels. Only were they can't fill the positions will they recruit from the open panel.

    Does anyone have a breakdown of the numbers required by location and grades?


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