Garda Trainee 2019 - Stage 2

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Briano1996 wrote: »

Got my message today about my acceptance into stage 2. Stage 1 didnt go to plan and I scraped by. Does anyone know what the best prep course would be? Should I try the Sova one as they're the ones supplying the tests?
Thanks

What number roughly were you.

Briano1996

Deano.f87 wrote: »

What number roughly were you.

1900

Macu17ab

Career services was very helpful for my preparation to stage 2.

GavK

Just wondering s the running order of tasks to be completed on Stage 2 as follows ?

Task 1: Verbal Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
Task 2: Logical Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
Task 3: Job Simulation Exercise (20 minutes for 13 scenarios)
Task 4: Report Writing Exercise (30 minutes to write report)

This is from the Public Jobs familiarisation link.

Career services website suggests that report writing comes before job simulation.

Would appreciate it if anybody had an answer, thanks.

LeeQuilabab123

GavK wrote: »

Just wondering s the running order of tasks to be completed on Stage 2 as follows ?

Task 1: Verbal Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
Task 2: Logical Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
Task 3: Job Simulation Exercise (20 minutes for 13 scenarios)
Task 4: Report Writing Exercise (30 minutes to write report)

This is from the Public Jobs familiarisation link.

Career services website suggests that report writing comes before job simulation.

Would appreciate it if anybody had an answer, thanks.

I'm 99% sure the report writing comes last pal.


Speaking of the report writing, is anybody finding the Garda IP report writing tough going ? I don't know if I'm trying to be too thorough or what. I'm hoping the actual exam is a bit handier.

Aaron123

Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?

sazxox

Aaron123 wrote: »

Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?

when did you have yours

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Aaron123 wrote: »

Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?

Supposedly end on July for first group. So this week...maybe

Mar_mar27

Should have them by the end of this week guys so best of luck!

Judojeasus

Hey guys looking for help . Bought the stage two prep from Noel Mcloughlin and I'm flying everything . Last night I taught I do job simulation practice test and I'm consistently getting 1of8 and 2 of 8 . I must be doing something wrong as I scored well in stage one . Any one else have same issue . In the stage two test will we have to drag the answers into the best order ??

sazxox

Judojeasus wrote: »

Hey guys looking for help . Bought the stage two prep from Noel Mcloughlin and I'm flying everything . Last night I taught I do job simulation practice test and I'm consistently getting 1of8 and 2 of 8 . I must be doing something wrong as I scored well in stage one . Any one else have same issue . In the stage two test will we have to drag the answers into the best order ??

Hey,

Same thing when I had Noels, don't worry about that, theres a weird system he uses, you don't have to drag them in real thing, the real thing is the same as how the few job simulation questions that we got in stage 1 were structured!

dude23

Hey quick question.ive my stage 2 on tomorrow just wondering if anyone knows what's the dress code for this....thanks

maryf97

dude23 wrote: »

Hey quick question.ive my stage 2 on tomorrow just wondering if anyone knows what's the dress code for this....thanks

No dress code, just wear something comfortable because you’ll be sitting for about 2 hours

Aaron123

sazxox wrote: »

when did you have yours

The end of june

Jahcork

Anyone who has done stage 2 did you find it similar or harder to the questions on the career services website ?

Niamhlol

Just wondering if stage 2 is the same style as stage 1? Found it much more difficult than last year and not sure whether to buy a preparation course?
Cheers

Macu17ab

Here's hoping! although they were a little late with the stage one results so it could even be next week

Nel26

Have my stage 2 tomorrow! Any tips? Nervous out now especially for the report writing!

maryf97

Nel26 wrote: »

Have my stage 2 tomorrow! Any tips? Nervous out now especially for the report writing!

Just do your best! If you’ve studied or signed up for any of the courses you should have nothing to worry about. For the report writing just get down as much info as possible when watching the video. I actually thought I’d have loads of time with 30 mins but I actually didn’t so keep an eye on the clock. Best of luck!

Nel26

maryf97 wrote: »

Just do your best! If you’ve studied or signed up for any of the courses you should have nothing to worry about. For the report writing just get down as much info as possible when watching the video. I actually thought I’d have loads of time with 30 mins but I actually didn’t so keep an eye on the clock. Best of luck!

Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
Thank you, best of luck with your campaign hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!

Macu17ab

Best of luck. There was actually less info in the report writing on the day than there was in the career service practice questions, so hopefully it'll be the same for you

maryf97

Nel26 wrote: »

Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
Thank you, best of luck with your campaign hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!

I did the career services course and I found the real video a lot slower and they also repeat some important details twice! You’ll be fine, once you have the general gist of things it’s grand! Yes heres to hoping, waiting on results this week so fingers crossed

LeeQuilabab123

Nel26 wrote: »

Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
Thank you, best of luck with your campaign hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!

This is calming some of my nerves because I'm finding the Garda IP report writing fairly tough aswell, there's no way the actual test can be as hard as those practice questions 😂

Nel26

LeeQuilabab123 wrote: »

This is calming some of my nerves because I'm finding the Garda IP report writing fairly tough aswell, there's no way the actual test can be as hard as those practice questions 😂

How’re you finding the other tests on them? The job simulation one is really getting to me now

LeeQuilabab123

Nel26 wrote: »

How’re you finding the other tests on them? The job simulation one is really getting to me now

The job simulation seems to be corrected all wrong on the site. I manually go through each question after every test, it tells you if Answer A was optimal etc. So I go through it like that and figure out my own score. The system always tells me I'm getting like 1/8 but that's just an error on their side.

Other than that, I seem to be going backwards on the verbal but I'm just going to stick at it and try not to overthink the questions too much.

Dublingarda

How is everyone feeling after the test this week?

AshleyOH

Anybody have an idea when stage 2 results will be out? Sat the test 3rd July!

sazxox

AshleyOH wrote: »

Anybody have an idea when stage 2 results will be out? Sat the test 3rd July!

I think it'll be today or tomorrow that we hear! Fingers crossed anyways

AshleyOH

sazxox wrote: »

I think it'll be today or tomorrow that we hear! Fingers crossed anyways

Hopefully, just wanna know now!

Mar_mar27

Same! Checking my phone like a made woman! Suspence killing me:(

dave143

Few days left in july next week. They will surely push it out

sazxox

Mar_mar27 wrote: »

Same! Checking my phone like a made woman! Suspence killing me:(

could be tomorrow as exactly 3 weeks from last sitting of first batch (5th July).. anyways itll be soon enough, not too much longer

sazxox

dave143 wrote: »

Few days left in july next week. They will surely push it out

Maybe, who knows

Macu17ab

I’m thinking that as well. As a pessimist i’m actually expecting it to go into early August, especially since there was a batch of tests completed this week that would have to be graded. Hope to christ i’m wrong though!

sazxox

Macu17ab wrote: »

I’m thinking that as well. As a pessimist i’m actually expecting it to go into early August, especially since there was a batch of tests completed this week that would have to be graded. Hope to christ i’m wrong though!

I wouldnt say so, the tests this week and next week will get there results end Aug I think.. Don't be worryting anyways, be grand

Nel26

LeeQuilabab123 wrote: »

The job simulation seems to be corrected all wrong on the site. I manually go through each question after every test, it tells you if Answer A was optimal etc. So I go through it like that and figure out my own score. The system always tells me I'm getting like 1/8 but that's just an error on their side.

Other than that, I seem to be going backwards on the verbal but I'm just going to stick at it and try not to overthink the questions too much.

Ya I’ve started doing that and defiantly over thinking it all now but I think I’ve just spent too much of yesterday on them! Can’t wait till it’s over with now and hoping for the best

Macu17ab

Really? I would of thought that to get the OOM ranking that all the tests results would have to be compared

sazxox

Macu17ab wrote: »

Really? I would of thought that to get the OOM ranking that all the tests results would have to be compared

This week and next weeks stage 3 are over the 980s, they were called after us I think

AshleyOH

sazxox wrote: »

This week and next weeks stage 3 are over the 980s, they were called after us I think

Wondering if they could email at any time throughout the day like business hours kind of thing or if we’ve not heard this morning we should just hope for tomorrow!

sazxox

AshleyOH wrote: »

Wondering if they could email at any time throughout the day like business hours kind of thing or if we’ve not heard this morning we should just hope for tomorrow!

anytime between 9-5! We got the email for Stage 1 at like half 1 last time didnt we? I think anyways

AshleyOH

sazxox wrote: »

anytime between 9-5! We got the email for Stage 1 at like half 1 last time didnt we? I think anyways

Yeah I’m pretty sure it was afternoon ish so maybe we’ll be lucky still and find out! Was also a Thursday when I got the stage one results!😂

Stephen Strange

AshleyOH wrote: »

Wondering if they could email at any time throughout the day like business hours kind of thing or if we’ve not heard this morning we should just hope for tomorrow!

PAS like to do results last thing on a Thursday or Friday, so I'd expect tomorrow.

AshleyOH

Stephen Strange wrote: »

PAS like to do results last thing on a Thursday or Friday, so I'd expect tomorrow.

I have heard it’s last thing on a Friday alright was just hoping for today!. Colour the weekend anyway!

EmmaLou16

Hi all, attending stage 2 on Monday but just wondering what to wear?is it formal/interview style clothing?

SquireD

EmmaLou16 wrote: »

Hi all, attending stage 2 on Monday but just wondering what to wear?is it formal/interview style clothing?

Smart casual will do fine

daniel1390

Won't be today at this stage, id say next week

AD07

daniel1390 wrote: »

Won't be today at this stage, id say next week

Fingers crossed tomorrow!!

GavK

Hi, just wondering how people got on this week with the logical reasoning ? I’m doing mine tomorrow and just wondering if it’s much different than Stage 1 ?

Nel26

GavK wrote: »

Hi, just wondering how people got on this week with the logical reasoning ? I’m doing mine tomorrow and just wondering if it’s much different than Stage 1 ?

I found it same as stage 1 for the logical and the other one

job seeker

I have my stage 2 on Monday. I am currently practising stage 2 report writing on one of the websites. I am finding it pretty tough to be honest. I think this will be my weakest module of all of stage 2.