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Clerical Officer 2018 in Revenue - Customs Trade Facilitation

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    #212
    gizmo23
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭gizmo23


    greenb wrote: »
    Anyone know if all three tests go towards the OOM? I believe for some competitions you just need to pass all 3 but only the verbal test counts towards OOM?

    Last competition you had to pass maths while the the verbal and fact checking counted towards the OOM


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    #213
    Vologda69
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Vologda69


    And what is a pass for numerical test? 9, 10?


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    #214
    2016claire
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭2016claire


    6 questions


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    #215
    gizmo23
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭gizmo23


    Now saying all that it would seem things change campaign to campaign so could be different this time.

    At this stage to those who have done it well done you made it this far at least.

    To the rest best of luck. And here's hoping to a happy conclusion


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    #216
    2016claire
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭2016claire


    any feedback form those who sit the test?


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    #217
    corny
    Registered Users Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭corny


    DoctaDee wrote: »
    Anyone else find the target 48 questions in 8 minutes for the error checking test completely unrealistic to finish in the allotted time? - I managed the 1st 2 tests without too much hassle but barely got into question 30 in the fact checking.

    Got 46 done. Horsed into it.:D


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    #218
    greenb
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭greenb


    corny wrote: »
    Got 46 done. Horsed into it.:D

    Fair play mate, but they're not looking for horses.


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    #219
    DoctaDee
    Registered Users Posts: 6,593 ✭✭✭DoctaDee


    corny wrote: »
    Got 46 done. Horsed into it.:D

    Good man Corny, is no wonder you pick up on everything in Croker ;)


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    #220
    Em mag
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Em mag


    corny wrote: »
    Got 46 done. Horsed into it.:D

    Well done , hope I can get close to 40 or over today


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    #221
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    Just remember these are tests of accuracy and precision more so that speed... there no point getting all questions answered if half of them are wrong.


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    #222
    Piligrim333
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Piligrim333


    Just done the test today. It was hard in terms of limited time, but not as bad as I expected...
    At the end they mentioned that results will be out within two weeks and interviews are planned for the week 22-26 of October (if I understood it right)... So those with highest OOMs will be called soon... This campaign is going much faster than previous ones...


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    #223
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    Piligrim333 wrote: »
    Just done the test today. It was hard in terms of limited time, but not as bad as I expected...
    At the end they mentioned that results will be out within two weeks and interviews are planned for the week 22-26 of October (if I understood it right)... So those with highest OOMs will be called soon... This campaign is going much faster than previous ones...

    What test was used? Was it cut-e?


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    #224
    Piligrim333
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Piligrim333


    Mike Foxtrot wrote:
    What test was used? Was it cut-e?


    It was an aptitude test (verbal-numerical-checking) similar to those samples on PAS website.


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    #225
    Em mag
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Em mag


    Piligrim333 wrote: »
    Just done the test today. It was hard in terms of limited time, but not as bad as I expected...
    At the end they mentioned that results will be out within two weeks and interviews are planned for the week 22-26 of October (if I understood it right)... So those with highest OOMs will be called soon... This campaign is going much faster than previous ones...

    I did the test today also and totally messed up the maths did not even get it finished and I would say I failed it as I just went blank shame as I feel I did really well in the other 2


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    #226
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    Well, that is the tests out of the way. I prepared myself for them being ridiculously hard so as to not be shocked in the exam sitting. I found them to be more or less doable, but the time is the restricting factor.

    If I could say I did well in one it would be the maths section. I guessed the very last question and I skipped over a question also but fingers crossed I passed all of them.

    I found the verbal hard to judge if I did well or not. There where some questions in the exam, which I would have put true or false at first glance, but in the end, I opted for cannot tell.

    Got the error checking finished and rechecked some questions, but I think with the error checking it can feel like you are doing well but it could be a disaster since you do not have time to recheck anything.

    Good luck to all with the results

    Does anyone know how many exam sittings there were over the two days? It seemed as though there were lots of empty seats!


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    #227
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    Em mag wrote: »
    I did the test today also and totally messed up the maths did not even get it finished and I would say I failed it as I just went blank shame as I feel I did really well in the other 2

    If you did well in the others I would not worry just yet. In other competitions, some people thought they did badly in maths only for it to be their best-scored exam.

    Based on the other competitions maths just needs a pass and the OOM can be changed based on verbal and error checking. It may be different for this competition though.


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    #228
    Em mag
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Em mag


    olly2018 wrote: »
    If you did well in the others I would not worry just yet. In other competitions, some people thought they did badly in maths only for it to be their best-scored exam.

    Based on the other competitions maths just needs a pass and the OOM can be changed based on verbal and error checking. It may be different for this competition though.

    I actually don’t even think I passed it I don’t know what happened to me my mind went blank and then into a blind panic but I feel the other 2 went really well the checking I got up to 40 but I feel my accuracy was good and the verbal reasoning I thought was grand
    The annoying thing is I am usually good at maths I guessed some but did not get the last page of questions done


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    #229
    Anastasia_
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭Anastasia_


    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    What test was used? Was it cut-e?

    Wasn’t half as bad as cut-e ones thank god. Didn’t think it was too bad overall. Anyone have any idea how many they generally call for interview at a time?


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    #230
    Piligrim333
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Piligrim333


    Anastasia_ wrote:
    Anyone have any idea how many they generally call for interview at a time?


    It is hard to even guess at this one. I think it depends on the need at particular location. In CO 2018 they say 30 people were called for a particular county... But as I said earlier all stages are going much quicker than in general CO cases.


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    #231
    l_uuuke
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭l_uuuke


    What is needed to pass the Maths test? 6 out of the 18 questions?


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    #232
    Em mag
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Em mag


    l_uuuke wrote: »
    What is needed to pass the Maths test? 6 out of the 18 questions?

    I think 6 as that’s how many you have to get to pass on the practice tests


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    #233
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    Seems like the campaign in been rushed along at some rate of knots. I thought that I heard in the test session 20-26 Oct for interviews and almost 2 weeks for the results of stage 2.

    This would mean that the interviews would begin a few days after the results of stage 2. This does not give the candidate much time to prepare for an interview.

    I wonder are these dates sufficient to interview all the positions available at the moment and will there be other dates further along?

    Let's say 30 mins per interview and 15 interviews per day. So maybe about 75 candidates interviewed in one week, assuming there is only one panel assigned to interviewing candidates. I would love to know their plans regarding positions available and amount of candidates being called to interview.


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    #234
    Em mag
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Em mag


    olly2018 wrote: »
    Seems like the campaign in been rushed along at some rate of knots. I thought that I heard in the test session 20-26 Oct for interviews and almost 2 weeks for the results of stage 2.

    This would mean that the interviews would begin a few days after the results of stage 2. This does not give the candidate much time to prepare for an interview.



    I wonder are these dates sufficient to interview all the positions available at the moment and will there be other dates further along?


    They said the results of stage one would be out the beginning of oct and in face they were a week earlier , I say the stage 2 results would be earlier they did say that the dates of the interviews could change .

    They seem to want to have it all done and dusted by the end of oct


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    #235
    gizmo23
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭gizmo23


    According to the irish indo they are taking on 170 for January and then between 400 and 500 over next 2 years. The competition runs till 2020.


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    #236
    jodaw
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭jodaw


    gizmo23 wrote: »
    According to the irish indo they are taking on 170 for January and then between 400 and 500 over next 2 years. The competition runs till 2020.

    Do you have a link to that article, please?


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    #237
    gizmo23
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭gizmo23


    jodaw wrote: »
    Do you have a link to that article, please?

    I actually cant find it on the website. But it's on page 16 in the paper about 4 paragraphs on it. Apologises


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    #238
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    gizmo23 wrote: »
    I actually cant find it on the website. But it's on page 16 in the paper about 4 paragraphs on it. Apologises

    No problem, thank you.

    Is this the article?
    https://www.independent.ie/business/brexit/customs-posts-to-be-filled-before-uk-leaves-37394197.html

    If that article is correct and they are looking for 170 in January, then they must be really tight for time.

    Let's say 400 were called to stage 2 and 350 attended the tests. Let's say 300 passed to the interview stage. I would imagine the 20-26th October interview window would be to allow for the January intake.

    So, say 170 pass interview stage.

    They would need four panels conducting 15 interviews per day for the entire week to get through 300 interviews.

    I would be a large task to get everything ready for January considering how late the competition started.

    I am not sure if there was 400 called to stage 2, since there was only about 30 in my sitting of the tests. I am not sure how many sittings there was to choose from.


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    #239
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    Can anyone that reckons they done well in the verbal tell me what this means:D

    "A total of 170 budding customs officials will be recruited before the Brexit deadline next March - but they have no guarantee of a job."

    also

    "He said appointments will be on a probationary contract for a year, but the fact there might be a hard Brexit or not, will not determine whether job offers are made."

    *quote from independent

    So from above is in saying that 170 will be on the panel and that they may start taking some staff from January onwards? Also the year probationary is strange since i thought the original job detail mentioned 3 years?


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    #240
    gizmo23
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭gizmo23


    olly2018 wrote: »
    Can anyone that reckons they done well in the verbal tell me what this means:D

    "A total of 170 budding customs officials will be recruited before the Brexit deadline next March - but they have no guarantee of a job."

    *quote from independent

    The article really is confusing. At the end they say the new employees are not dependent on brexit. Yet the whole article is based around Ireland preparing for brexit.

    And here was i thinking I was done analysing every word in a paragraph ha


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    #241
    olly2018
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭olly2018


    gizmo23 wrote: »
    The article really is confusing. At the end they say the new employees are not dependent on brexit. Yet the whole article is based around Ireland preparing for brexit.

    And here was i thinking I was done analysing every word in a paragraph ha

    :pac: I thought it was just me and my bad verbal comprehension.

    The article leaves you almost more confused when you finished than when you began. That takes some doing.


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