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2020 Executive Officer Civil Service

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    #512
    gestappo
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭gestappo


    La Bamba wrote: »
    Am I right in saying that 1a is not a time sensitive task? Maybe I missed it but I cant seem to find any info to say it is?

    Time sensitive - it should take around 60mins but once you start you have to finish it. But you have til Tues 25th to start it.


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    #513
    Madra Maith
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Madra Maith


    Just got the link to the test there. Going to leave it until tomorrow.


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    #514
    gestappo
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭gestappo


    Yep got it too, 26mins shy of my estimated time :D


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    #515
    Dublintigger
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Dublintigger


    Hi
    I've just received mine - yikes! :)

    Leaving this until tomorrow morning - when it's nice an quiet!!


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    #516
    336699
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭336699


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    All departments. Less so Revenue as I believe they have their own competitions. Department of Social Protection is a big one though and I've heard they're short on staff.

    Revenue staff will be pulled from this competition too. There are huge amounts due to retire this year and next.

    I’d much rather be an EO in Revenue than DEASP!


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    #517
    CucamarMor
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭CucamarMor


    No e-mail yet


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    #518
    Uncle_Joe
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Uncle_Joe


    Same, I have yet to receive the email so I did as instructed and sent them a mail :D


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    #519
    lisabiscuit
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭lisabiscuit


    I emailed at 5.05 to say I hadn't received the link yet. It arrived at 20 past. Maybe send a quick email.


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    #520
    Loubox
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Loubox


    Just sent an email there so fingers crossed it arrives soon!


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    #521
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    336699 wrote: »
    Revenue staff will be pulled from this competition too. There are huge amounts due to retire this year and next.

    I’d much rather be an EO in Revenue than DEASP!

    Thanks for this I'm hoping for revenue, even though they did run their own eo comp end of 2019 there doesn't appear to be much recruitment from it for outside of Dublin this year. Hope the second half of 2020 will be more promising.

    Just got the email too. Goodluck everyone.


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    #522
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    336699 wrote: »
    Revenue staff will be pulled from this competition too. There are huge amounts due to retire this year and next.

    I’d much rather be an EO in Revenue than DEASP!

    Why out of curiosity?


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    #523
    Gus Ivey
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭Gus Ivey


    Anyone any idea if there are practice assessment questionnaires besides the familiarisation material they provide?


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    #524
    Em2157
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Em2157


    Anyone else still not got an email?!


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    #525
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Never got the link so just emailed them a few mins ago


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    #526
    McSween
    Registered Users Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭McSween


    I got email. I havent had a huge amount of time to read through familiarisation yet.

    Am i correct in saying that this initial questionnaire is not against the clock? Ie we dont have 15 minutes to complete it? It says it can be logged back into for example.


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    #527
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,355 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Got the email too. Good luck all :)


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    #528
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    job seeker wrote: »
    Why out of curiosity?

    Dept. Social Protection has a lot of 'customer' facing roles.


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    #529
    336699
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭336699


    job seeker wrote: »
    Why out of curiosity?
    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    Dept. Social Protection has a lot of 'customer' facing roles.

    Spot on!

    Plus, I’m a CO in Revenue and I really enjoy working there.

    Just got the email with the link for Stage 1(a), best of luck everyone


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    #530
    doc22
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭doc22


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    Dept. Social Protection has a lot of 'customer' facing roles.

    As an EO all the "difficult" customers will be passed to you too.


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    #531
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Just got the link. Good look everybody!


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    #532
    Loubox
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Loubox


    Just got mine an hour after emailing.

    Good luck everyone!


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    #533
    Josuke
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Josuke


    Hmm still waiting.. Guess if I don't get it in the next hour it's time to email


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    #534
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,935 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Yea got mine about an hour ago


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    #535
    Itchyfeet89
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭Itchyfeet89


    Anyone on the Irish language EO panel?


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    #536
    jaqqq
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭jaqqq


    Got my link today and was going through the familiarisation material just there. I did this similar type of assessment for the Clerical Officer recruitment earlier in the year and didn't do too well so just wondering if anyone on here is aware of how to answer 'well' in these type of aptitude assessments?

    For example, when they are asking you to respond on whether you are ambitious or punctual, is it 'better' to maybe rank yourself in the middle of the scale for some of these type of questions instead of saying you're great at all of these things?

    Also, on the scenario questions, am I correct in understanding that in each scenario we can give more than one of the same descriptions to each scenario. For example, if you feel there are two 'bad responses' in the one scenario, it is ok to mark both as bad? Its not a case that we need to rank each option from excellent to bad?

    I am guessing that the general idea one must have for these scenarios is that you must pick what is the best course of action for working at this level, i.e. if the scenario describes something you feel should be dealt with by a superior, then selecting that option is the 'correct' answer?

    Any other tips for this would be really appreciated, especially on the questions where you must describe your own personality. I'm just wary from my last experience that answering these things can go pear-shaped without you really knowing what they are looking for.


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    #537
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    Dept. Social Protection has a lot of 'customer' facing roles.
    336699 wrote: »
    Spot on!

    Plus, I’m a CO in Revenue and I really enjoy working there.

    Just got the email with the link for Stage 1(a), best of luck everyone
    doc22 wrote: »
    As an EO all the "difficult" customers will be passed to you too.

    Thanks folks! I just applied for both Galway and Dublin without even putting any thought into it. Ah well!


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    #538
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    jaqqq wrote: »
    Got my link today and was going through the familiarisation material just there. I did this similar type of assessment for the Clerical Officer recruitment earlier in the year and didn't do too well so just wondering if anyone on here is aware of how to answer 'well' in these type of aptitude assessments?

    For example, when they are asking you to respond on whether you are ambitious or punctual, is it 'better' to maybe rank yourself in the middle of the scale for some of these type of questions instead of saying you're great at all of these things?

    Also, on the scenario questions, am I correct in understanding that in each scenario we can give more than one of the same descriptions to each scenario. For example, if you feel there are two 'bad responses' in the one scenario, it is ok to mark both as bad? Its not a case that we need to rank each option from excellent to bad?

    I am guessing that the general idea one must have for these scenarios is that you must pick what is the best course of action for working at this level, i.e. if the scenario describes something you feel should be dealt with by a superior, then selecting that option is the 'correct' answer?

    Any other tips for this would be really appreciated, especially on the questions where you must describe your own personality. I'm just wary from my last experience that answering these things can go pear-shaped without you really knowing what they are looking for.

    Just be honest. This is to see if this job is a good fit for you. Not the other way around.


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    #539
    Cqkylie
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Cqkylie


    Itchyfeet89 wrote: »
    Anyone on the Irish language EO panel?

    Yup I am :)


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    #540
    Aceandstuff
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭Aceandstuff


    I just got the email a few minutes ago.


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    #541
    Josuke
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Josuke


    Aceandstuff wrote: »
    I just got the email a few minutes ago.

    Got it since myself


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