2020 Executive Officer Civil Service

Samuel T. Cogley

Interview is seperate and contingent on passing the Etray.

Seesee

Anyone have a copy of the information booklet for this competition please?

fionnr01

EireinOZ wrote: »

Does everyone who pass this round , get call for etray? Or does it depend on your oom

Im wondering the exact same? anybody know the official answer?

Themurph23

fionnr01 wrote: »

Im wondering the exact same? anybody know the official answer?

Would like to know this one too!

Green farmer

Madelyn wrote: »

Im not moving just for a promotion when it's not what I want. I know everyone is different but job happiness personal happiness is what matters to me.

Good on you. I've worked in alot of places in the private sector down the years and would put working with nice people ahead of paycheck as well.

finla

This is from the familiarisation document,
An invitation to Stage 2 (e-tray) will be determined by the place you achieve at Stage 1. The
number of candidates to be invited forward will be determined from time to time in regards to
possible demands to fill vacancies. Reaching the qualifying standard at Stage 2 is no
guarantee that you will be invited to Stage 3.

So no guarantee...

gestappo

My guess is we will now be placed into batches and they will call the first batch for etray, knowing that a percentage will not pass. A new OOM will be given and then the calls for interview will start.

Josuke

Those with experience in these competitions - is it likely I will get called for an etray if I am in the 160s for Limerick?

greengrass88

1500ish in open and 500ish inter (dublin), not sure what the chances are for getting called!

Anonire

Rikand wrote: »

320th in westmeath
140th in roscommon

Roscommon have hired sfa EOs in the current live campaign. Westmeath have hired about 20 off the open panel ?

I can definitely throw my hat at it

If anything though, it has motivated me even more for my AO interview next week knowing that I have no chance in this EO campaign

It's always good to have options

Anonire

StevenToast wrote: »

I would love it if it went straight to interview

Same here but that's easy to say if you finish with a good oom.

StevenToast

gestappo wrote: »

My guess is we will now be placed into batches and they will call the first batch for etray, knowing that a percentage will not pass. A new OOM will be given and then the calls for interview will start.

Your guess is as good as fact now!

Madelyn

Josuke wrote: »

Those with experience in these competitions - is it likely I will get called for an etray if I am in the 160s for Limerick?

How many departments are in Limerick?

If revenue take from this panel as suggested earlier than it gives a better chance.

You might get to Etray and interview and be placed number 25 on the panel and never get called.

This is how these panels work. I and others I know are in early 20s from 2018 and still waiting.

gestappo

StevenToast wrote: »

Gestappo is the new mystic meg...called the date of the results perfectly

PMSL Just seen this now :pac: got the timing way off :rolleyes::D

It started at 2.45 up to what, 9pm?? Yesterday in work was a complete right off!

Josuke

Madelyn wrote: »

How many departments are in Limerick?

If revenue take from this panel as suggested earlier than it gives a better chance.

You might get to Etray and interview and be placed number 25 on the panel and never get called.

This is how these panels work. I and others I know are in early 20s from 2018 and still waiting.

Ah wow I suppose it could be a while waiting in that case! I must look into how many depts are in Limerick vs Galway. Preference is to stay in Limerick but my OOM is twenty places more favourable for Galway

Aleece2020

Typically, how many people would be in a batch for Dublin?

Madelyn

Josuke wrote: »

Ah wow I suppose it could be a while waiting in that case! I must look into how many depts are in Limerick vs Galway. Preference is to stay in Limerick but my OOM is twenty places more favourable for Galway

There might be 5 jobs in Limerick and 25 in galway or visa versa.. It's all about how many positions are available in each county.
We are lead to believe there is lots of EO retirements this year.

You could interview and be 2 for Limerick and no vacancies. You could be 20 for galway and there might be 21 vacancies.

Josuke

Madelyn wrote: »

There might be 5 jobs in Limerick and 25 in galway or visa versa.. It's all about how many positions are available in each county.
We are lead to believe there is lots of EO retirements this year.

You could interview and be 2 for Limerick and no vacancies. You could be 20 for galway and there might be 21 vacancies.

Ah that's good to know and it's a very unique recruitment system I have to say. Yes fwiw I have a cousin who's an EO and she says that she's anticipating promotions/retirements so fingers crossed the etray will work out.

Mrnew

Madelyn wrote: »

I think it's 30% from all panels now. Open interdepartmental and mobility. I would have to check back on emails to be sure. There is three panels.

Personally I am on the 2018 panel very close but it wont happen now..
If I was in Dublin I would have been placed in 2018 but that's life. I was offered my second choice but turned it down.
Im not moving just for a promotion when it's not what I want. I know everyone is different but job happiness personal happiness is what matters to me.

I'm currently in Dublin and want out so Dublin doesn't appeal to me either I would have placed well on the Dublin panel but doesn't suit me

acawarrior

Catalan69 wrote: »

Open or interdepartmental?

Open

acawarrior

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Well you have Johnstown Castle, the Port, and there must be a few other departments there, Social Welfare etc.
If you get through e-tray and the interview, and allowing for people who won't take an offer due to their current work, etc, you should have a good chance.
Probably need to get into the high teens or low twenties after interview..
Of course, less EO's are hired than CO's, but still, I'd be hopeful.

Will I be invited for e tray and interview? Is this done in batches or only as people are being hired? When would I likely do the e tray and interview? Thanks

Tubberfinn

Madelyn wrote: »

There is a few people on here who are first timers to this competition and a few who are unsure how it works. The oom at this point just gets you to the next stage but not everyone will get to the next stage. Every county is different. Dublin has lots of offices so will have the most vacancies. oom of 250 in Dublin is excellent but that score in Galway is most likely unreachable.

Look at your county count up all the offices where jobs are likely. HSE, Council, Revenue don't count in this comp.

EO grade!! Some offices might have 1 EO more could have 5.

There will be retirements and this is where vacancies will factor but with Covid this year recruitment could be scaled back.

It's hard to know how many they will call for Etray but Id say the first 50 in each (bigger)county depending on vacancies. Not everyone will pass the Etray and this will make the group going for interview smaller.

Then some will fail the interview and others could be called for the next batch.

Good luck to everyone. It's an experience and with each comp you will get better.

Hi Madelyn - i didn't realise Revenue were not in this comp. Where did you see that ? Cheers

in rainbows

Madelyn wrote: »

There might be 5 jobs in Limerick and 25 in galway or visa versa.. It's all about how many positions are available in each county.
We are lead to believe there is lots of EO retirements this year.

You could interview and be 2 for Limerick and no vacancies. You could be 20 for galway and there might be 21 vacancies.

Any idea of number or way to find out the number recruited in Galway in the last campaign?

West is Best

in rainbows wrote: »

Any idea of number or way to find out the number recruited in Galway in the last campaign?

I'm in the top 10 and was interviewed and waiting on a placement but had written it off

Madelyn

Tubberfinn wrote: »

Hi Madelyn - i didn't realise Revenue were not in this comp. Where did you see that ? Cheers

I assumed revenue was not included. I have done 2018 comp and dont know anyone who got offered revenue. AFAIK revenue did not recruit from the 2018 panel. They generally do their own comps.

in rainbows

West is Best wrote: »

I'm in the top 10 and was interviewed and waiting on a placement but had written it off

Thanks ‘West is Best‘
Ahh I see, so Galway list moves at a pedestrian pace. Does awaiting placement means you are definitely getting a position ? & you didn’t do this campaign?

Tubberfinn

PLEASE NOTE: If you are invited to attend stage 3 (Interview) for one of your regional locations and you attend, you will no longer be considered for any other position in your other regional location choice.

As per above from booklet you can only be on one panel

Tubberfinn

Seesee wrote: »

Anyone have a copy of the information booklet for this competition please?

https://www.publicjobs.ie/documents/EOInformationBooklet2020.pdf

Madelyn

in rainbows wrote: »

Thanks ‘West is Best‘
Ahh I see, so Galway list moves at a pedestrian pace. Does awaiting placement means you are definitely getting a position ? & you didn’t do this campaign?

NO. Once the panel expires you start the process all over again. Im also in the top 10 for my county but it wont happen. 2018 panel ends when this panel starts.

West is Best

Tubberfinn wrote: »

PLEASE NOTE: If you are invited to attend stage 3 (Interview) for one of your regional locations and you attend, you will no longer be considered for any other position in your other regional location choice.

As per above from booklet you can only be on one panel

This isn't strictly true if the one interview is covering your 2 county choices, as mine did, so I'm still on 2 panels