Garda recruitment 2019

al1990

Cheers mate, and best of luck

Slic

Best of luck doing the exam. Make sure you pick an answer there is no going back

Crafty_Veteran

Has anyone else spotted the below message on Career Services?

"A module for additional practice tests for non-verbal will also be added to this online course very shortly. (Before the weekend)."

After reading peoples comments I am banking on this.

How was the verbal reasoning? Was it straight forward?

Jesus it sounds like Career Services were really caught on the hop this year with this exam.

al1990

Yeah actually how did people find the verbal? doing mine tomorrow,

Yeah career services really got caught out.

daniel1390

Good few of mine were cannot say, dunno if anyone else felt the same

Slic

Verbal was actually easy it was plain and answers stood out at you compared to example questions, but I'd really go over your logical reasoning tbh

lucymangoo96

Just done mine today, was really rough I thought - logical nearly impossible was guessing some couldn’t find any common rules
Verbal was okay but I am stronger at them anyway!
Some scenarios were difficult with a lot of similar answers, as long as you have your head about you you’ll be grand all common sense don’t get caught up on the obvious answers

I would be very shocked if I did well in it

job seeker

Crafty_Veteran wrote: »

Has anyone else spotted the below message on Career Services?

"A module for additional practice tests for non-verbal will also be added to this online course very shortly. (Before the weekend)."

After reading peoples comments I am banking on this.

How was the verbal reasoning? Was it straight forward?

Jesus it sounds like Career Services were really caught on the hop this year with this exam.

Has this been added yet!? I can’t see any new modules to be honest!

Slic

Vardy I can't message you back with your inbox is full

vardy98

Slic wrote: »

Vardy I can't message you back with your inbox is full

Sorry man, I’ve deleted some old messages they should get through now.

Job456

Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any difficulties with opening the link for the test? I did stage one last year and had awful trouble so just wondering if it’s the same this year so I can be prepared

Ldockery123

Hi everyone,
I am not sure if my task 1 Self assessment questionnaire submitted as it it is still available to access on the home page. while my other tasks are no longer accessible after completion.
Is that the same for everyone?
Thank you

Ldockery123

Hi I'm just wondering did your task 1 self assessment test still appear on your home page after you completed it,while my other tasks are no longer accessible/visible after I completed them?
I'm scared that it didn't sent.

Thank you

Slic

you should of got a pop up saying something like thank you completed all tasks, I wouldn't worry about sit back and have a beer to relax 🀣🀣

Slic

Job456 wrote: »

Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any difficulties with opening the link for the test? I did stage one last year and had awful trouble so just wondering if it’s the same this year so I can be prepared

No just click on the first one which is the questionnaire and it should start. It's not like last year were you have a break it's all I'm one go start to finish.

Ldockery123

i had completed the first part and it brought me back to the home page then. But at the end I noticed task 1 there again..

sazxox

Just done mine there, tricky yokes them logical!! Glad to just have them done..

GavK

Can you do the practice assessments more than once ?

vardy98

GavK wrote: »

Can you do the practice assessments more than once ?

Yes you can

al1990

Just did the tests now, I find the logical very difficult, I feel I got most wrong to be honest, much different than last year, also feel career services and the other prep courses were miles off, which didn’t help considering, and with the familiarization material coming out on the day of the test, it feels they didn’t really want anyone to pass

GavK

I just got the following message on the public jobs message board:

Dear Candidate,


This reminder message is being sent to candidates scheduled to take their Garda Trainee 2019 Assessments before 12 noon on Thursday, 16th May 2019.


If you have NOT completed these Assessments, then you have until noon on Wednesday to complete.



Failure to complete the Assessments will result in your application receiving no further consideration.




If you have already completed the Assessments please ignore this message.





Regards


Garda Trainee Recruitment Unit

So do we have to have the assessments done by Noon on Wednesday ?

Monkeysgomad

GavK wrote: »

I just got the following message on the public jobs message board:

Dear Candidate,


This reminder message is being sent to candidates scheduled to take their Garda Trainee 2019 Assessments before 12 noon on Thursday, 16th May 2019.


If you have NOT completed these Assessments, then you have until noon on Wednesday to complete.



Failure to complete the Assessments will result in your application receiving no further consideration.




If you have already completed the Assessments please ignore this message.





Regards


Garda Trainee Recruitment Unit

So do we have to have the assessments done by Noon on Wednesday ?

New one just sent out. Thursday noon.

Monkeysgomad

I F’d it up so bad. Thought the actual test was only a practice one and did it through out the day yesterday in and out of it on safari on my phone. Sat down today to do the real one when I made the realization

sazxox

Monkeysgomad wrote: »

I F’d it up so bad. Thought the actual test was only a practice one and did it through out the day yesterday in and out of it on safari on my phone. Sat down today to do the real one when I made the realization

Oh no way.. email and tell them, maybe they will let you re-do, its worth a shot.. thats awful when that happens.

Adame95

I haven't done my test yet, any advice on how to do well on logical reasoning? Seems like the only part that has changed.thanks

Carles Puyol

I did last year's stage 1 and placed 11th overall. I only said I'd do this year's stage 1 just to see how I'd get on as I already have a really good OOM and am just waiting for my vetting to complete.

But... I literally haven't a bull's notion if most of my answers were correct in the logical reasoning. It was honestly so difficult. Fcuk me, I don't know what the Gardai are playing at with those. I'd imagine the qualifying score will be quite low considering how difficult it was, and if that is case, it'll come down to those who guessed best.
To be perfectly honest, I thought it was an absolute joke - miles harder than even the HPat questions - and they're mainly for feckin wannabe doctors! Considering the gardai are currently having trouble filling intakes you'd think they'd have made it easier.

I can see that logical reasoning being a disaster for the recruiters (whether it's public jobs or the Gardai).
As for the verbal reasoning, I thought it was grand, but the font was very irritating.

I'd be absolutely fuming had I forked out 150 to career services only to get a completely different style of questioning. They obviously got caught completely off-guard too. They were excellent for me last year and a big part of how I did so well.

al1990

You ranked a 11th last year man and you find them difficult,

I think that says it all really,

I say the aptitude tests for NASA are not that hard! the logical was ridiculous!

sazxox

I say the aptitude tests for NASA are not that hard! the logical was ridiculous![/QUOTE]

laughing at this haha .. dead right though

al1990

I don't want to frighten anyone off who hasn't done it, but it's such a change from the last couple of years!

Ciano1997

Officially completed the stage 1. Mixed emotions, but I'm loving the new update. I've been an a campaginer since 2017 and the difference with the assesments. It's amazing it's all into one. Quick question for you all, Did anyone see a timer or count-down, I didnt see anything around so worried ? secondly, when will our results be out. Dying to know how I got on

MrNightOwl

Anyone who hasn't completed this yet.... Abandon all hope... The logical reasoning... Holy moley.

Last year I placed top 40 and top 60 in stage 1 and 2 respectively. Put in plenty of practise. Bought the Sova pack on Job Prep Tests. I may as well have not bothered with any practise. Literally guessed most of the answers...and they weren't even educated guesses. I was completely clueless.

Im actually fuming.

al1990

It was a joke mate, I also purchased the sova pack, and I did test prep two weekends ago, all of it absolute waste of money,

I guessed all of my answers as well

Phillip k

What is the salary like ? I know it's not as good as it use to be . what would you be looking at before tax ? Im on a very good wage at moment but just wondering if anyone is a guard or knows someone would have a better idea
Thanks in advance.

MrNightOwl

al1990 wrote: »

It was a joke mate, I also purchased the sova pack, and I did test prep two weekends ago, all of it absolute waste of money,

I guessed all of my answers as well

I'm about to contact Jobtestprep and request a refund under their Refund Policy. I mean even their advanced questions weren't even close to the level of difficulty I just experienced.

I recommend you drop them a mail too. We might have a good chance of a refund if we both raise it with them.

I hope it went better than we think!

al1990

yeah I'll do the same now

Plumbthedepths

Phillip k wrote:

What is the salary like ? I know it's not as good as it use to be . what would you be looking at before tax ? Im on a very good wage at moment but just wondering if anyone is a guard or knows someone would have a better idea Thanks in advance.

Can you survive 32 weeks on 180 a week. If you are earning 40k plus stick at what you are doing.

Monkeysgomad

sazxox wrote: »

Oh no way.. email and tell them, maybe they will let you re-do, its worth a shot.. thats awful when that happens.

I did, they won’t do anything. It was so stupid of me literally just came down to pure exhaustion and not reading it properly. Am gutted

sazxox

Oh god I really feel for you could of happened to anyone! Did you do the same with verbal or just logical ? Was it back and forth literally all day or was it like an hour etc ?

Monkeysgomad

sazxox wrote: »

Oh god I really feel for you could of happened to anyone! Did you do the same with verbal or just logical ? Was it back and forth literally all day or was it like an hour etc ?

It was all day I’ve just had a baby so I was just very busy and was planning on doing it when he was being minded in the next few days!

Monkeysgomad

sazxox wrote: »

Oh god I really feel for you could of happened to anyone! Did you do the same with verbal or just logical ? Was it back and forth literally all day or was it like an hour etc ?

I rang them yesterday and they said there have been a number of cases where this happens but that they can’t do it as them people will want to re sit them all the time! Last time I applied in 2017 I got to stage 3 and something happened in my personal life ajd I couldn’t progress, maybe it’s a sign!!

Slic

Phillip k wrote: »

What is the salary like ? I know it's not as good as it use to be . what would you be looking at before tax ? Im on a very good wage at moment but just wondering if anyone is a guard or knows someone would have a better idea
Thanks in advance.

Registered User
The salary is 38k a year, I know someone joined last year and he gets 28k but 10k extra for everything else overtime

Slic

sazxox wrote: »

I say the aptitude tests for NASA are not that hard! the logical was ridiculous!

laughing at this haha .. dead right though[/quote]

You prob did better then you think, I bet every one failed logical so it will be all about verbal and questionaire and i bet the voluntary part will be accountable in the % to up the marks cause no one will pass the logical,

GavK

Slic wrote: »

laughing at this haha .. dead right though

You prob did better then you think, I bet every one failed logical so it will be all about verbal and questionaire and i bet the voluntary part will be accountable in the % to up the marks cause no one will pass the logical,[/quote]

Do you reckon that’s how it’ll work ? I hope I’m wrong but I’m fairly sure you have to reach a minimum standard in each part of the exam.

Anyone any idea ?

job seeker

GavK wrote: »

Do you reckon that’s how it’ll work ? I hope I’m wrong but I’m fairly sure you have to reach a minimum standard in each part of the exam.

Anyone any idea ?

I thought the same!

BuzzMcdonnell

Slic wrote: »

Registered User
The salary is 38k a year, I know someone joined last year and he gets 28k but 10k extra for everything else overtime

The salary is not 38k a year. I wouldn’t be deciding on a job based on one Garda making 10k overtime. This varies greatly and there are Gardai making as little as 1k a year and less from overtime.

Carles Puyol

BuzzMcdonnell wrote: »

The salary is not 38k a year. I wouldn’t be deciding on a job based on one Garda making 10k overtime. This varies greatly and there are Gardai making as little as 1k a year and less from overtime.

1K a year OT would be made by a Garda doing sweet f all. It does vary greatly but there is an average. Last year at stage 2 the sergeant told us that we can expect to make between 10-15k a year from OT and allowances, and making less than that would be largely a personal choice. And while some people do make less, there are also people that make considerably more.
But you're right on the first part, the salary isn't 38k a year, it's starts off at around 30k which doesn't include any allowances or OT. Also, if you have a honours Bachelor degree you skip 3 points on the scale after you complete your probation period, and likewise with other qualifications.

sazxox

Yeah my Bf is a guard and he’s making about an extra 1k a month when the ‘big cheque ‘ (that’s what they all call it) comes in, but he’s based in Dublin. A friend of mine is based in west of Ireland gets about 6k extra for the whole year! Also that’s my bf saying no sometimes aswell like for example he said no weekend just gone cause we had plans etc! Also, even tho everyone is done for 10 hours on a Sunday, you only work 8 as there trying to cut back on overtime! Full roster can be seen if you download the app Raphaels ! Units a-e so you know exactly what hours your working and when for the whole year! So he’s on unit D and he already knows he’s working xmas day etc so it’s handy like to know in advance

JackB27

Hey everyone,

I just did my tests there. They were all fine except the logical reasoning one, I had to guess most of them. Last year I had no problem with the logical reasoning tests and passed them all very easily. I was freaking out, it was hard to even make an educated guess this time around. It will be interesting to see the pass rate.

SquireD

About to do mine there now...wish me luck! :eek:

sazxox

Good luck